"Unique" Canada to tell G8: leaving Kyoto can work

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

BERLIN, June 6 (Reuters) - Canada, which in April walked away from international targets for cutting greenhouse gases, will test the patience of major allies this week by arguing its approach can help forge a new global climate change deal.

Canada's emissions of greenhouse gases are 35 percent above where they should be in 2012, when the first stage of the Kyoto Protocol expires. Emissions will climb as the energy industry -- a major polluter -- excavates oil-rich tar sands to feed U.S. markets.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says sticking to targets set in Kyoto would cripple the country. Canada has instead produced a plan with much less stringent short-term targets which he will present at a summit of the Group of Eight countries in Germany.

Detractors say Harper is following the lead of U.S. President George W. Bush who has refused to implement the Kyoto agreement -- the U.N. blueprint for tackling global warming.

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Is Harper the New Poodle?

[Eugene]

1. In this regard, he's the new Shrub.

He does not want his country to be bound by rules.
He is parroting the BushCo line that capping CO2
emissions will cripple the economy.

Essentially, Harper's Canada wants to expand oil
sand production, emit the CO2 is wants, and put
reforms off until the next generation.

Useful article: FACTBOX-Details of Canada's approach on climate change - Reuters

[MasonJar]

2. IMHO Canada was a much"richer" (in the best meanings of the word)

before this Bushco-lite won the election. The warnings are dire and he is worried about his tar fields?

[lovuian]

3. Bingo

they need us to consume because they will be rich

the madness of greed is out of control

I understand why Mother nature has to defend herself against this greed

Our leaders are greedy SOB's

[HuffleClaw]

4. harper is a horror

and a bushco. puppet if there ever was one.

[Dave From Canada]

5. We've been a disaster when it comes to meeting the Kyoto goals. This relates to the present

and the past several years. In my opinion, if we met the targets of Kyoto, we'd have the same outsourcing problem as America has. It's a simple fact, those manufacturing jobs would go to China, India, etc. Unfortunately it's a tough balance.