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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Honest question. Why don't environmentalists like yourself go to china or the u.s. who account for 44% of the worlds carbon emmissions and do something about it. Why is your focus on canada which is only 2% of the worlds carbon footprint and the oil sands which is 0.15% of the worlds carbon footprint.
I know you won't answer because you never do which answers my question.
Did you know that according to greenpeace, china is building 155 new coal fire power plants which will have the carbon footprint of brazil. To make things worse they use the cheapest coal that produces more carbon.
Did you know coal power in alberta produces as much carbon as the oil sands but nobody protests those.
It makes my head explode that special interest groups are helping delay the building of schools and putting the icing on the cake in a four year delay of the cancer center in Calgary.
I think my post belongs in the "losing faith in humanity" thread.
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Aren't you also opposed to the NDP's plan to shut down the coal plants sooner than expected?? The switch from coal to gas is pretty much going to happen albeit slowly. It just depends on if you buy out the economic lives of the plants (bad policy) or just stop anything new from getting built (good policy)
We are going to be basically forced to adopt whatever the US decides because that's where we ship our energy so it is important to work collaboratively with them when they are developing emmissions targets. Letting the American left define the tar sands as evil was a huge mistake. By being seen working as a leader in the climate change portfolio we can avoid being the Villain as regulations are crafted. And they will get crafted with or without us.
The other thing to remember is any CO2 regulation doesn't affect the investment viability of Oil and Gas in Alberta it just affects the Royalty rate paid.