[Fozzie_DeBear]

I think the problem is (and will always be) that there will never be a clean, direct and reliable link between (Polluting activity X) and (Climate behaviour Y). And that makes sense since the climate is a big complex system...in Alberta, IMO, we need to wrap our heads around:

-We live off of exporting hydrocarbons that may become un-economic for a range of reasons.
-The impacts of climate change on Alberta might be less about direct weather patterns (e.g. floods) and more about the ramifications climate change from outside of Alberta (e.g. wars arising from conflict over food/water which have unknowable consequences)
-We are really pretty scientifically savvy in many areas and f***** rich...we could make a much bigger contribution to 'green tech' than we are
-We are not getting much credit for the environmental innovation we have accomplished

My biggest concern is that we aren't prepared for a post-hydrocarbon economy or even an economy where our hydrocarbons can't get a decent price.