The Scarcity Mindset and Climate Change

Why now is not the time to ask people to sacrifice.

Yesterday, my colleague Eddie Sheppard released some new polling on the Abacus Data website that finds a 14-point drop in concern about climate change over the past year. The survey results tell a compelling story of how the scarcity mindset has taken hold, altering Canadians’ priorities. In an environment where day-to-day financial concerns dominate, l…