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Originally Posted by cal_guy
Yet it's the type of place that some people are expecting to take the brunt of GHG reduction.
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Yes. If a country is only partially industrialized or a large portion of their populace doesn't live by 21st century or even late 20th century standards, their per capita emissions should be lower through a reduced demand of energy relative to the size of their population.
As a country moves into modern levels of industrialization or they see significant increases to the standard of living for their entire population, their energy needs are likely to increase substantially.
When people talk about GHG emissions growth... the modernization of a 3rd world country is going to contribute to more emissions than the growth within Canada.
Not saying we shouldn't control our pollution or try to reduce... just not worth sacrificing an entire economy over our contributions.