It's Climate Change I tell'ya!! IT'S CLIMATE CHANGE!!

Ron in Regina

"Voice of the West" Party
Apr 9, 2008
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Regina, Saskatchewan
Our per Capita emissions are among the highest in the world.

But if emissions per square kilometres are used as the metric — a calculation the United Nations has done in the past — Canada becomes one of the world’s lowest emitters, illustrating that with statistics, what you get depends on what you measure.

Canada is the coldest, second-largest country on earth with a relatively small population. By definition, we will always be a high per capita user of fossil fuels, not because every Canadian has an oil well in his or her backyard, but because of Canada’s geography, demographics and fossil fuel resources.
Despite the Trudeau government committing over $200 billion to more than 100 programs to reduce our industrial greenhouse gas emissions, Canada remains the world’s punching bag when it comes to addressing climate change.

This year, for example, the international Climate Change Performance Index, ranks Canada in 62nd place out of 67 countries, including the European Union, responsible for over 90% of global emissions.

That was down four positions from 58th place in 2023.

The CCPI describes Canada, responsible for 1.5% of global emissions, as remaining “among the very low performing countries” in addressing climate change.

Meanwhile China, the world’s largest emitter at 30% of total emissions, ranks 11 positions higher than Canada, in the 51st spot this year (the same as in 2023), despite burning more coal than the rest of the world combined.

The top three “high” performing countries in 2024 were Denmark, Estonia and the Philippines, although the CCPI puts them in fourth, fifth and sixth place respectively because it argues no country has achieved a “very high” rating. How very woke of them.
 
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petros

The Central Scrutinizer
Nov 21, 2008
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Its gotta be working cuz western canada has been running at average or below average climate. Its gotta be the east that is causing grief. Cant be the north cuz they say its several degrees hotter in winter. Hotter Arctic winters mean far less air conditioning.
 

bob the dog

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Aug 14, 2020
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Serious fire concerns in both Alberta and BC. Cautious optimism in Fort Nelson that the winds stay down. Fort McMurray is under evacuation orders in some areas. Never in my life have I seen more traffic congestion than Ft Mac. Bumper to bumper as they head out.
 

IdRatherBeSkiing

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May 28, 2007
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Toronto, ON
Serious fire concerns in both Alberta and BC. Cautious optimism in Fort Nelson that the winds stay down. Fort McMurray is under evacuation orders in some areas. Never in my life have I seen more traffic congestion than Ft Mac. Bumper to bumper as they head out.
Second time in recent memory if it happens that that city burned. Yet people come back.
 

bob the dog

Council Member
Aug 14, 2020
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Our per Capita emissions are among the highest in the world.

But if emissions per square kilometres are used as the metric — a calculation the United Nations has done in the past — Canada becomes one of the world’s lowest emitters, illustrating that with statistics, what you get depends on what you measure.

Canada is the coldest, second-largest country on earth with a relatively small population. By definition, we will always be a high per capita user of fossil fuels, not because every Canadian has an oil well in his or her backyard, but because of Canada’s geography, demographics and fossil fuel resources.
Despite the Trudeau government committing over $200 billion to more than 100 programs to reduce our industrial greenhouse gas emissions, Canada remains the world’s punching bag when it comes to addressing climate change.

This year, for example, the international Climate Change Performance Index, ranks Canada in 62nd place out of 67 countries, including the European Union, responsible for over 90% of global emissions.

That was down four positions from 58th place in 2023.

The CCPI describes Canada, responsible for 1.5% of global emissions, as remaining “among the very low performing countries” in addressing climate change.

Meanwhile China, the world’s largest emitter at 30% of total emissions, ranks 11 positions higher than Canada, in the 51st spot this year (the same as in 2023), despite burning more coal than the rest of the world combined.

The top three “high” performing countries in 2024 were Denmark, Estonia and the Philippines, although the CCPI puts them in fourth, fifth and sixth place respectively because it argues no country has achieved a “very high” rating. How very woke of them.
The climate change quilt trip is a helluva plan. Canada's largest corporations are banks followed by LuLu Lemon. How much greenhouse gas are we actually responsible for? Meanwhile the government gives one foreign entity after another access and control to the industries that do cause harmful emissions.