Who wants a green recovery most? Low-income earners, that’s who

Even in the midst of a pandemic and recession, it isn’t the wealthiest households that care most about taking action on climate change—it’s the poorest.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 24, told a finance crowd last month that climate change is a priority and that ‘there is a real economic opportunity in acting urgently,’ but, according to a new poll commissioned by Greenpeace, less than half of Canadians are confident the federal government will deliver on the plans and priorities laid out in September’s Throne Speech. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JESSE FIREMPONG

November 2, 2020

The environment versus economy. It’s a tired tale in need of a serious rewrite. For years, fossil fuel lobbyists painted a picture of environmentalists as latte-sipping, electric car-driving, elitist bogeymen out of touch with the average Joe trying to make a living. That may still play well in t...

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