With public awareness of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) remaining low in Canada, traditional polling often fails to capture true public sentiment. Instead of asking what people think about CDR today, a more effective approach is to examine how Canadians process new political information and how they will react as the technology gains visibility.
Information framing, political context, and messenger credibility play critical roles in shaping public perception. In this webinar, Dr. Melanee Thomas (Department of Political Science, University of Calgary) shares political science insights into how Canadians are likely to respond as CDR shifts from concept to deployment and what this means for effective communication moving forward.
About CanCO2Re
This session is part of the CanCO2Re webinar series, which brings together experts from across disciplines to advance Canada's understanding of carbon dioxide removal. The series is a program of the CanCO2Re initiative, a national research effort that connects researchers across 11 fields of study, from engineering and climate science to law, economics, and communications, through institutions including the University of Calgary, University of Alberta, University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, and the Pembina Institute.