Dormant, Not Dead: What Canadians Really Think About Climate Change

A reflection after a great session at the Environment Funders Canada conference yesterday

Yesterday I spoke to Environment Funders Canada, and I opened with a number that should unsettle anyone who works on climate.

In our latest Abacus Data tracking, 80% of Canadians say they are concerned about climate change, higher than at any point since 2022. Yet when we ask people to name their top three issues, only 13% put climate on the list. Public…