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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   Dhu on Gate   wrote:   
   >On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:41:12 -0700, ConɀRConɀ wrote:   
   >   
   >>> On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:23:42 -0700, ConɀRConɀ wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Did you get your home insurance policy renewal?  Then you know how we're   
   >>>> all paying for Alberta's & Harper's oil policies.   
   >>>> _____________________   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> On 10/24/2013 7:02 AM, Dhu on Gate wrote:   
   >>> Bonehead.  Canada's contribution to global warming is minuscule.   
   >>> The fact is we are being bullied into supplying green eyewash   
   >>> for the masses: until the US, China and India step up nothing   
   >>> is gonna happen.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> How does Canada compare to its peer countries on GHG emissions?   
   >>   
   >> Canada is one of the world's largest per capita GHG emitters. Canada   
   >> ranks 15th out of 17 OECD countries on GHG emissions per capita and   
   >> scores a “D” grade.   
   >> In 2010, Canada’s GHG emissions were 20.3 tonnes per capita,   
   >> significantly higher than the 17-country average of 12.5 tonnes per capita.   
   >> Canada’s per capita GHG emissions were nearly three times greater than   
   >> Switzerland’s, the top performer.   
   >>   
   >> While Canada’s GHG emissions per capita have fallen since 1990, many   
   >> other countries have managed to decrease them even more. For example,   
   >> Germany and the U.K. reduced their per capita GHG emissions by 27 per   
   >> cent between 1990 and 2010.   
   >   
   >Have you noticed a lot of snowfall in Germany?  Canada's PerCap energy   
   >use is significantly behind many more southerly countries.  If you   
   >want a fair comparison, use Russia.   
   >   
   >Dhu   
   >   
   >> Has Canada reduced GHG emissions?   
   >   
   >In gross terms Canada's GHG emissions *DON'T AMOUNT TO SFA*:   
   >it's green eyewash for us to toe the Kyoto line.   
   >   
   >Dhu   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Despite international commitments to drastically reduce GHGs, Canada has   
   >> not seen a substantial improvement on its per capita GHG emissions. In   
   >> 1992, Canada signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate   
   >> Change (UNFCC), under which it committed to stabilizing GHG emissions at   
   >> 1990 levels by 2000.   
   >> In 2000, however, Canada’s absolute GHG emissions were 22 per cent   
   >> higher than they had been 10 years earlier.   
   >>   
   >> Canada went on to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in 2002, pledging to reduce   
   >> GHG emissions to 6 per cent below 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012.   
   >> As of 2010, however, absolute GHG emissions remained 17 per cent above   
   >> 1990 levels.   
   >>   
   >> One of the main reasons for the increase has been the growth in exports   
   >> of petroleum, natural gas, and forest products. These commodities are   
   >> exported, but the GHG emissions resulting from their production are not.   
   >> Still, there is significant room for Canada to cut GHG emissions by   
   >> increasing energy efficiency and using lower-emitting technologies.   
   >>   
   >> To achieve its international commitments, Canada must make substantial   
   >> GHG reductions now.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/environment/greenho   
   se-gas-emissions.aspx   
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   The big question is that will Edmonton , Fort MacMurray or the oil sands   
   flood?   
      
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