Majority of Canadians say global warming is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities. While a majority of Canadians believe global warming is caused by man, people in the United States and Britain are becoming more skeptical about climate change, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of representative national samples, almost three-in-five Canadians (58%) say global warming is a fact and is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities. This view ... | Read More

Only 40 per cent are satisfied with President Barack Obama’s performance at last month’s Climate Summit. Few Americans applaud the performance of President Barack Obama at last month’s Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, but are happy with some of the promises made at the meeting, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,005 American adults, only two-in-five respondents (40%) are satisfied with the American president’s actions at the December summit ... | Read More

But majority regrets that the global agreement is not legally binding. Over half of people in Britain are satisfied with the outcome of last month’s United Nations (UN) Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,002 British adults, 50 per cent of respondents agree with the commitment to hold the rise in global temperatures below two degrees Celsius; 56 per cent welcome the idea to ... | Read More

Many also express dissatisfaction with the commitments made at last month’s global meeting on climate change. Version française (PDF) Canadians are generally unhappy with the results of last month’s Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,013 Canadian adults, 28 per cent of respondents are content with the leadership shown by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the summit to discuss climate change sponsored by the ... | Read More

Less than half of Americans believe climate change is caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities. The proportion of Americans who believe global warming is caused by human activity has dwindled markedly as the year progresses, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,001 American adults, 44 per cent of respondents (-7 since June) believe that global warming is a fact and is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles ... | Read More

Most people want countries to commit to reducing greenhouse gases, but think delegates will not reach a deal. The majority of people in Britain hope to see the upcoming Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, lead to an international binding agreement to reduce polluting greenhouse gases, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,019 British adults, 58 per cent of respondents want delegates at the summit to draft a legally ... | Read More

Most people think the U.S. government should ratify any agreement coming out of the Climate Summit. If countries meeting at Copenhagen, Denmark, for a Climate Summit this month reach an agreement on reducing polluting greenhouse gases, many Americans want the government to sign on to it, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,008 American adults, 44 per cent of respondents would like to see the Copenhagen meeting—which will run ... | Read More