A national pollster says the response to a cap on oil and gas emissions is evenly split – something seldom seen in his experience.

Ottawa is imposing limits on greenhouse gas emissions to between 35 and 38 per cent of levels seen five years ago by the year 2030.

A recent poll by Abacus Data was as evenly split as any that company vice-president Eddie Sheppard has ever seen one-third in support, one-third in the middle, and one-third against.

Those in the industry call the greenhouse gas cap a job killer, while others say the cap is necessary to address climate change.

Sheppard says the responses fell pretty neatly along political lines.

“Anyone who is a Conservative supporter is in far greater opposition to this than those who would intend to vote for Liberal or NDP,” says Sheppard. “Conservative supporters, are generally more focused on the economic impacts…the cost of living, whereas the Liberal and NDP supporters are more interested in climate action than Conservative supporters.”