Renewables accounted for the highest level of support among the respondents to a survey that took place between November and December 2022 on the expansion of different energy sources in Canada. Namely, over 70 percent of the respondents expressed a positive opinion on solar or wind energy sources. By comparison, hydraulic fracturing and coal mining were the energy sources that were the least supported by the survey respondents to be expanded.
Attitudes toward the expansion of energy production in Canada in 2022, by source
The original question of the survey was: "Please tell us whether you support or oppose EXPANDING efforts to draw energy from each of the following sources".
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Angus Reid Institute. (January 12, 2023). Attitudes toward the expansion of energy production in Canada in 2022, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362376/canada-opinion-on-energy-production-expansion-by-source/
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