Even In Alberta, Public Opinion Beginning To Shift Against Oil Industry
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In B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, people were burned out of their homes or forced to evacuate and wait for the winds and firefighters to decide their fate. And of course, it was just over a year ago that the monster fire in Fort McMurray devastated the city and turned residents’ lives into a long nightmare.
In the Caribbean and southern United States killer hurricanes and floods were much, much worse than the 2013 flood in Calgary. But we know how long it takes to clean up, how many houses are deemed worthless, and the cost to the public purse for evacuation centres and reconstruction of roads, bridges, schools and other public facilities. So it is not surprising a recent survey undertaken by Abacus Data shows the awareness of the dangers of climate change is accelerating among Canadians. And along with that alarm is recognition that the demand for fossil fuels must be substantially reduced if we are to curb the carbon emissions that fuel climate change.
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A majority (59 per cent) of Canadians agree that they are recently more worried about climate change and that is influencing their view of how we should use oil. People in B.C. and Quebec are most alarmed. Ontario comes in at 56 per cent.
Even in Alberta, Canada’s biggest oil producer, more people would like to see demand for oil declining (38 per cent) in 10 years than would like to see it increasing (28 per cent). Looking out 30 years, 48 per cent would prefer to see oil demand in decline, compared to 20 per cent who would like to see it increasing. The results also show how quickly Canadians are changing their views about the use of oil given the impact of carbon emissions on climate change.
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https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2017/09/19/even-in-alberta-views-on-oil-are-changing-steward.html
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