Canada formally abandons Kyoto Protecal on climate change
Yesterday Canada stepped out of the worlds’ only legally binding climate change action plan. The main reason being the $14 billion dollars’ worth of credits Canada would have to buy to make up for how poor Canada has been doing.
The controversy now is who is to blame. Is it our present government for not following through, our past liberal government for having no solid plan, the USA and China for not joining in the first place, or is it all us Canadians who never made an effort to save our air.
I think it is all of the above. As a result of our collective failure our reputation has been compromised, other nations will feel they can bail from legal agreements, and our air quality is worse off than before.
Canada was to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 6% between 2006 and 2012, but the amount has as much as increased by 30% in that time.
A new agreement under the UN is being discussed, but can anyone honestly take Canada seriously anymore? We have failed not only on a national level but on an international level.
Politician's need to stop squabling and blaming each other but rather pull up thier socks and lead us!
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