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Originally Posted by Makarov
Well, that is of course a complicated question that has legitimately generated much debate. However, it seems to be a bit of a moving of the goalposts for the purposes of this debate. Unless of course you are conceding that Canada's climate change record is a legitimate election issue?
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I'm asking what you feel is the standard to which we should be held by. Kyoto accord, Copenhagen accord, or something else? Curious what you feel is the acceptable standard of c02 reduction in this country. Keeping in mind that we are a cold climate country, large, and have a economy that is mainly based on natural resources, including oil production.
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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.
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Now when we compare our greenhouse gas output to these countries, do we also not consider what a large portion of their economy is?
I'm genuinely interested in how you feel we can achieve a acceptable standard of emissions controls that is effective yet doesn't hurt one of our largest industries to the point of turning us into a have not country.
Also, what can we do to curb the amount of pollution caused by large shipping vessels? They make up a staggering amount of worldwide pollution.