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Originally Posted by #-3
Now do that chart per capita.
Really the first thing we all need to do is stop saying my impact is negligible, and someone else has to be responsible first.
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I'm saying that our impact is understandable, not negligble. We are a gigantic country, which is intrinsically inefficient. We are a frigid climate, requiring an extreme amount of heating. Our main industries are dirty - manufacturing, oil and gas, mining and forestry. It is completely expected that our per capita emissions are higher.
On a personal level, I guarantee that I have a smaller footprint than most people. I live in a highrise, walk to work, and drive about 3000km a year. I care a lot personally and have adjusted my lifestyle to minimize my carbon. The oil and gas industry (and the other dirty industries), from what I've seen, also work extremely hard from both a regulatory and mandated from pmanagement to minimize emissions. We are intrinsically inefficient on the emissions front and I don't think we should have to sacrifice even more.