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In Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 61 per cent said they believe climate change is caused by humans and 24 per cent said they believe it is not. climatechange saskatchewan

An online survey conducted by Leger Marketing and the Association of Canadian Studies for The Canadian Press over the Thanksgiving weekend suggests 70 per cent of Canadians are worried or very worried about climate change.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

A study published last year by Cornell University researchers concluded 99.9 per cent of more than 88,000 peer-reviewed scientific papers on climate change published between 2012 and 2020 agreed that global warming is caused by humans, largely by the burning of fossil fuels. In Alberta, only half of those surveyed said climate change is caused by people, and 33 per cent said they believe it is just cyclic. In Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 61 per cent said climate change is caused by humans and 24 per cent said it is not.

Christian Bourque, executive vice-president of Leger, said it’s likely not a coincidence that climate change skepticism is higher in places where governments are more skeptical about how to manage it.Article content The carbon price is designed to make people pay more when they buy fossil fuels, and is embedded in the prices of household goods and food that cost more to produce because of a carbon price paid by industry.

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