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Originally Posted by puckedoff
^ On a per capita basis I agree with CroFlames even more. Look how big the slice for China and India are, and they create a fraction of emission per capita compared to the West. As China and India begin to live more first world lifestyles, even a slight increase (in my view inevitable) will wipe out any progress Canada can make.
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"I live a lavish lifestyle that is sustainable only if I do it and everyone else lives a lower quality of life. My lifestyle would be utterly unsustainable were the rest of the world to do the same. Even a small fraction of the world leading a similar lifestyle to my own has already set us on a global path to environmental disaster. I believe that others in the world are aspiring to lead a lavish and unsustainable lifestyle like my own and them doing so is going to screw us all. As a result, I shouldn't bother making any sacrifices to my own lifestyle and should just enjoy the ride on our way to global disaster while it lasts."
What's the way out of this prisoner's dilemma?