Peter GleickWhat happens in Canada doesn't stay in Canada.
Climate change is coming for all of us.
Computeforloot 
@petergleick true, and interestingly, we aren’t doing a damn thing about China and India…apparently their hideously polluted air stays there???
UrbanEdm@Computeforloot @petergleick It turns out the "we" can't do anything about China and India. But they can, and are. While China's stated goals are about 10 years less ambitious than most western countries, its lack of a powerful oil lobby kinda makes their plan more credible.
More accurately, the best thing anyone, anywhere, can do is lead the way. The leaders will develop and profit from the solutions everyone who follows will use.
@UrbanEdm @petergleick if only that were true - most of the world has cut back massively on coal use…but, according to NPR in 2023:
“China permitted more coal power plants last year than any time in the last seven years, according to a new report released this week. It's the equivalent of about two new coal power plants per week”
So, China is a serious problem- we can’t change the world unless they get onboard
@Computeforloot @petergleick Well, that is consistent with their stated goal of peaking in 2030 and then declining to zero by 2060.
Is it enough? No. But it doesn't change the fact that it's a factor outside of our control, and the best thing to do continues to be to find solutions that eliminate emissions without negative impact on lifestyle.
Like it or not, the second part is necessary in order to have a large scale impact.