On a per person comparison with a number of other countries, Canada does NOT come out well, according to a study done by a Research organization in Berlin.
The full story can be read here.
The naysayers, of course, are doubling down, repeating the tired old line that Canada only contributes about 1.6% to global emission totals.
It's helpful to that argument that Canada only has a population of just under 40 million. Unfortunately, that small population coupled with our emissions, makes us one of the worst polluters on the planet, as this article points out:
Any Way You Slice it, Canada is one of the Worst Emitters on the Planet
"“This is one of the challenges our government faces ... and I think it shines a light on the need for a just transition because so much of the reasons why we're up there is that we are digging up and providing fossil fuels to the world,” Fenton said.
That massive contribution to climate change “has undermined a lot of the mythology of Canada ... being a good actor on the world stage,” he said."
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