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Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
So if we severely limit that strength how do we remain one of the wealthiest nations on the planet and be able to finance such change? Why is the onus on us to enact such change in a global economy while not holding other nations to the same standard?
Our "rather embarrassing" record is still impeccable when compared to other "have" 1st world countries.
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Impeccable?! The only developed states with worse emissions records than Canada are:
Qatar;
Kuwait;
Brunei;
UAE;
Luxembourg;
Australia;
United States;
Saudi Arabia.
And as one can see, I am using the term "developed state" rather broadly. Also, these numbers are from 2009 and so don't account for increased emissions from rapid development of the oil sands between then and now.
SOURCE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ons_per_capita
EDIT: these are only carbon dioxide emissions, but hey, I'm not writing a doctoral thesis here.