Tag Archives: greenhouse gas emissions

This article examines the historical development of global climate policy and questions why certain countries have become central targets of emissions reduction efforts. It traces the evolution of climate change from early environmental conferences through the creation of the IPCC, the Paris Agreement, and recent COP summits. The analysis reviews differentiated national commitments, the selection of the 1990 emissions baseline, and Europe’s relative ease in meeting targets. It further explores the role of the United Nations, global governance frameworks, and international institutions in shaping climate policy outcomes that place greater economic pressure on North America.

The carbon footprint left by Canada's oil sands has been a target of criticism for years with many environmentalists suggesting that the extraction and processing of bitumen from Alberta's northern oil sands is "two to three times worse" for the environment than any other supply of oil on the planet. Is that legitimate criticism? Words: 692

When you think of Canada, which qualities come to mind: the world's peacekeeper, the friendly nation, a liberal counterweight to the harsher pieties of its southern neighbour, decent, civilised, fair, well-governed? Think again. This country's government is now behaving with all the sophistication of a chimpanzee's tea party. Words: 1377