Little-Acorn
12-13-2011, 02:41 PM
Canada has known for a while that the Kyoto treaty is a white elephant that costs much and accomplishes nothing, except massive transfers of wealth and restriction of technology and prosperity. And now they're pulling out of it.
In fact, everyone knows that, except possibly for the State of California. Well, they will get the government they deserve, as always.
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Canada pulls out of Kyoto treaty
posted at 9:20 am on December 13, 2011 by Ed Morrissey
How big a deal is this, really? Yes, Canada became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, dealing a body blow to the anthropogenic climate-change hysterics movement. However, it’s not as if the rest of the countries that signed it have been successful in implementing it. In fact, the US achieved a real decline in carbon emissions during the Bush administration while simultaneously growing the economy, while Europe created a false decline by repeatedly revising the baseline for its formula.
Not coincidentally, two of the reasons Canada has decided to abandon Kyoto is its futility and the desire in Canada to grow the economy:
Monday’s announcement was not a surprise. Canada faced international criticism at the recent climate talks in South Africa amid reports it would pull out of Kyoto. Kent had said previously that signing the Kyoto Protocol on climate change was one of the previous government’s biggest blunders.
The accord requires countries to give a year’s notice to withdraw. Kent said the move saves Canada $14 billion in penalties for not achieving its Kyoto targets.
“To meet the targets under Kyoto for 2012 would be the equivalent of either removing every car, truck, ATV, tractor, ambulance, police car and vehicle of every kind from Canadian roads or closing down the entire farming and agriculture sector and cutting heat to every home, office, hospital, factory and building in Canada,” Kent said.
In fact, everyone knows that, except possibly for the State of California. Well, they will get the government they deserve, as always.
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http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/13/canada-pulls-out-of-kyoto-treaty/
Canada pulls out of Kyoto treaty
posted at 9:20 am on December 13, 2011 by Ed Morrissey
How big a deal is this, really? Yes, Canada became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, dealing a body blow to the anthropogenic climate-change hysterics movement. However, it’s not as if the rest of the countries that signed it have been successful in implementing it. In fact, the US achieved a real decline in carbon emissions during the Bush administration while simultaneously growing the economy, while Europe created a false decline by repeatedly revising the baseline for its formula.
Not coincidentally, two of the reasons Canada has decided to abandon Kyoto is its futility and the desire in Canada to grow the economy:
Monday’s announcement was not a surprise. Canada faced international criticism at the recent climate talks in South Africa amid reports it would pull out of Kyoto. Kent had said previously that signing the Kyoto Protocol on climate change was one of the previous government’s biggest blunders.
The accord requires countries to give a year’s notice to withdraw. Kent said the move saves Canada $14 billion in penalties for not achieving its Kyoto targets.
“To meet the targets under Kyoto for 2012 would be the equivalent of either removing every car, truck, ATV, tractor, ambulance, police car and vehicle of every kind from Canadian roads or closing down the entire farming and agriculture sector and cutting heat to every home, office, hospital, factory and building in Canada,” Kent said.