Canadians divided over human role in climate change, study suggests
Study involving University of Montreal researchers being submitted to scientific journal
EDITOR'S NOTE: CBC has made changes to this story following clarification by the researchers. An earlier version said that a majority of Canadians surveyed didn't believe that climate change was caused by humans. In fact, the study found that 61 per cent of respondents believed the earth is getting warmer partly or mostly because of human activities.
A study co-authored by University of Montreal researchers suggests that while 79 per cent of Canadians do not doubt the reality of climate change, 39 per cent don't believe it is caused by human activity.
The researchers, also from four other universities, including Yale, surveyed a total of more than 5,000 Canadians over the last five years.
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