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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
Some of the goals of Kyoto themselves are worthwhile, as is the benifit given by making an issue out of environmental change. Helping to change our habits - both buisness and consumer - is a good thing.
However, if we wish to achieve Kyoto's true aim, the only thing Canada needs to do is write a $50 billion cheque to China. Kyoto is more about wealth redistribution than it is the environment.
Kyoto may be the "best we have", but that doesnt mean it is a good or useful plan. Hell, it isn't even a plan in the first place, merely a set of rules and goals whos enforcement is dictated by how big your economy is.
Forget Kyoto, but dont forget the environment. We do not need Kyoto to come up with things like the one ton challenge.
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Exactly! Alot of that 12billion just goes to the environental lobbyists' anyways. I think Red mile stated that environmentalists have nothing to gain from Kyoto? have some more kool-aid. There is HUGE money to be had from government contracts etc.
My biggest problem with Kyoto/Global warming is that we are diverting environmental funds to a benign gas instead of worrying things that are alot more toublesome in my opinion: habitat conservation, toxic pollutants in our air, land and water. Clean water. forestry conservation, especiialy in the tropics.. etc etc.