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Originally Posted by puckedoff
What I don't understand about climate change in Canada is that if we were to shut down all factories and execute our entire population (therefore contribution 0% to GHG and climate change) it would make effectively no difference to total climate change. So what is the purpose of implementing standards which will throw people out of work and create hard times for Canada and Canadians?
It is better to have healthy economies which can create dollars that we can spend on R&D, and on mitigating the unavoidable consequences of climate change.
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The same can be said about a lot of other countries. Or you can take it to the individual level and say my personal emissions are negligible and decreasing them has no effect so why should I do it? If everyone takes that position, then nothing will be done. Emissions reduction needs to be done collectively, with everyone doing their share. That's why we have international agreements on climate change (even if the current ones are IMO poorly designed).