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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
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.
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Seems a bit convenient that when we export fossil fuels and they get burned by other countries, we make money from those exports, but the resulting emissions don't get attributed to us.
I get the counter argument though; other countries will fill the demand if we don't.
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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.
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And that right there is the kicker. How do we get public support for making huge investments in green energy, far greater than we've ever done before? Are we willing to raise taxes on fossil fuel companies to cover the cost? Reduce fossil fuel subsidies? Or do we look at other funding sources? How do we make this happen?
And if I'm being honest, these are the types of conversations we should have been having 10-15 years ago.