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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Well I guess I'm a whackjob for thinking that humanity's ability to live on this planet is more important than lining the pockets of fossil fuel execs.
Look, we can walk and chew gum at the same time - continue to export traditional energy for now, while at the same time aggressively develop solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, and the next generation of clean energy technology.
Your snide contempt for net zero (and your general climate-denial-adjacent stance) reminds me of the saying, "it is very hard to help someone understand something, when the person's income depends upon the lack of understanding it".
As for PP's plan, if he has one, is he willing to present it to the public? I could not find it on his website. One policy does not a plan make.
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I think that the part of this that Canadians are unable to accept, is that our emissions are simply not high enough to matter globally. What we do or don't do, does not matter. We are not big enough to move the needle.
If we really wanted to help the world with climate change, we would be making as much money as possible, and mandating that a significant amount of the proceeds need to go towards R&D for solving global climate issues.
If Canada maxed out our capacity to produce fossil fuels, but also solved the ocean acidification problem, we alone would have saved the Earth.