13 Apr 2017
When Professor Winfield argues that Canada must carry
through on its climate change strategies, he is drawing moral conclusions
outside his sphere of expertise. If he were speaking within his sphere of
expertise, he would simply shrug his shoulders.
The one thing Canadians need to understand about carbon
dioxide emissions is: “50 % of nuthin’ isn’t a hellofa lot.”
China by far ranks as number one on the list of emitters of
carbon dioxide. A distant second is the United States. A more
distant third is India. Then comes Russia, Brazil, Japan, Indonesia,
Germany, Korea, and in tenth place, with 1.57 percent contribution, comes
Canada.
It is a mathematical fact that Canada can do next to nothing
to change the world-wide emission of carbon dioxide. Why then must Canada
carry through with environmental policies that are useless, self-defeating, and
economically harmful?
It is so that certain people can thump their chests and
strike moral poses, especially those in the environmental department. It
gives some people a talking point, a moral position - from which they can
lecture about the immorality of others. That’s it. The economic
consequences of this moral preening falls on still others.
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