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Originally Posted by DFO
Not sure even a larger catastrophic event would sway the political will of the biggest emitters. They're all looking out for themselves.
China
USA
India
Russia
It's valid to be screaming from the rooftops about the subject but I don't see the will of the people & governments of these countries changing drastically.
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THIS is the biggest hurdle! The big emitters aren’t going to change in near future.
If Canada wants to make any real difference, we need to stop rewarding them for exploiting the environment! We allow companies to ship in finished goods, that are produced cheaper in these countries, why can they produce it cheaper? They don’t care about standards, environment, human rights, etc.
It would cost us a bit more in the short term, by increasing the cost of goods, but if the companies were legislated to produce the goods here, it would help our economy, while helping the environment. It would also reduce transportation costs and fuel, again lowering the environmental impact.
You know what else would LOWER the impact? Producing and refining our OWN petroleum products! We import far too much, especially when we have them right here! Petroleum is used for far more than just fuel, and even the electric vehicles need it for their components!
But no, we pander to the short sighted environmental groups, who think cold turkey is the only way! The ones paid by the worst offenders...