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How fast we reduce emissions also matters. So how many of the people who "support net zero" are actually willing to do what it takes? To me, this kind of poll doesn't get at the real issue
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
How fast we reduce emissions also matters. So how many of the people who "support net zero" are actually willing to do what it takes? To me, this kind of poll doesn't get at the real issue
It's sad that the original meaning of net zero by 2050 is almost always ignored. The IPCC projected that, in order to have a reasonably good chance of a reasonably safe climate, we had to reduce emissions by HALF by 2030 and then get to net zero by 2050. Just focusing on 2050 isn't good enough
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's sad that the original meaning of net zero by 2050 is almost always ignored. The IPCC projected that, in order to have a reasonably good chance of a reasonably safe climate, we had to reduce emissions by HALF by 2030 and then get to net zero by 2050. Just focusing on 2050 isn't good enough
how fast we reduce the emissions is what matters
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
how fast we reduce the emissions is what matters
Yeah it's not good enough. People always talk about net neutrality by whenever but they forget the original context: the IPCC projecting that we need to halve emissions by 2030 and get to net zero by 2050 in order to have a reasonably good chance at a reasonably safe climate.
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yeah it's not good enough. People always talk about net neutrality by whenever but they forget the original context: the IPCC projecting that we need to halve emissions by 2030 and get to net zero by 2050 in order to have a reasonably good chance at a reasonably safe climate.
Canada usually chooses fossil fuel money over the environment and indigenous rights. We really need to dispel the notion that any of this is justified because of the US or Trump. It's just what Canada does because it's a greedy settler colony at its core
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Canada usually chooses fossil fuel money over the environment and indigenous rights. We really need to dispel the notion that any of this is justified because of the US or Trump. It's just what Canada does because it's a greedy settler colony at its core
Also, the other 60% of Canada's emissions is an enormous amount of pollution. Toronto and Vancouver decided to use most of their land for low density suburbs that destroyed a lot of nature and creates far more greenhouse gas emissions than trains. It's a Canada problem. What if Ontario had oil?
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Also, the other 60% of Canada's emissions is an enormous amount of pollution. Toronto and Vancouver decided to use most of their land for low density suburbs that destroyed a lot of nature and creates far more greenhouse gas emissions than trains. It's a Canada problem. What if Ontario had oil?
I'm done with this country. Using the housing market as a tool to extract wealth from the poor, creating more pollution than the vast majority of the world, abusing indigenous people, can't get decent healthcare because "muh taxes", and now this. Absolute cesspool of a country
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm done with this country. Using the housing market as a tool to extract wealth from the poor, creating more pollution than the vast majority of the world, abusing indigenous people, can't get decent healthcare because "muh taxes", and now this. Absolute cesspool of a country
I'm done with this absurdly greedy country. The central Canadian value is wealth extraction, always has been
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'm done with this absurdly greedy country. The central Canadian value is wealth extraction, always has been
I disagree that it's a MAGA thing, I think a lot of it is homegrown because a very large percentage of the population deeply resent science for proving that they're evil and also don't have basic morals, so the pandemic made them go loony. Sure there's US influence but Canada is its own problem
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I disagree that it's a MAGA thing, I think a lot of it is homegrown because a very large percentage of the population deeply resent science for proving that they're evil and also don't have basic morals, so the pandemic made them go loony. Sure there's US influence but Canada is its own problem
Meh, as much as I oppose the US' various evils, Canada isn't worth fighting for. Incredibly greedy and sociopathic country. Give me healthcare and affordable housing and clean up your pollution. Don't use the contrast with the US to try to sanitize this dump
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Meh, as much as I oppose the US' various evils, Canada isn't worth fighting for. Incredibly greedy and sociopathic country. Give me healthcare and affordable housing and clean up your pollution. Don't use the contrast with the US to try to sanitize this dump
There are more measles cases in Ontario than in Alberta. Of course there are also more people and you can say that per capita Alberta has more, but it's not like it's just about Danielle Smith, it's about the low quality of Canadians broadly
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There are more measles cases in Ontario than in Alberta. Of course there are also more people and you can say that per capita Alberta has more, but it's not like it's just about Danielle Smith, it's about the low quality of Canadians broadly
And just the incredibly low quality culture of Canada in general. Most Canadians don't know how to reason and don't have respect for how much suffering they cause others, just look at the treatment of indigenous people, the enormous amount of pollution, the greed and exploitation. Horrible country
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
And just the incredibly low quality culture of Canada in general. Most Canadians don't know how to reason and don't have respect for how much suffering they cause others, just look at the treatment of indigenous people, the enormous amount of pollution, the greed and exploitation. Horrible country
True. Also the lack of ethics of the industry. The people who are against building more know that the industry can't be trusted and has failed to reduce its pollution to a tolerable level. If the industry acted better it would have less opposition
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
True. Also the lack of ethics of the industry. The people who are against building more know that the industry can't be trusted and has failed to reduce its pollution to a tolerable level. If the industry acted better it would have less opposition
Reason for all countries to boycott the US #5438438
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Reason for all countries to boycott the US #5438438
Especially with a incomprehensibly greedy and delusional fascist neighbor to the south. If Canada is unwilling to stand against imperialism, it can't expect that anyone will stand with it in that event
August 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Especially with a incomprehensibly greedy and delusional fascist neighbor to the south. If Canada is unwilling to stand against imperialism, it can't expect that anyone will stand with it in that event
It's bizarre that we've sanctioned isolated perpetrators such as individual ministers and violent settlers in the West Bank, but not the entire country that voted for the government that's facilitating it all. There have to be severe consequences to actions, otherwise we won't be guaranteed peace
August 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It's bizarre that we've sanctioned isolated perpetrators such as individual ministers and violent settlers in the West Bank, but not the entire country that voted for the government that's facilitating it all. There have to be severe consequences to actions, otherwise we won't be guaranteed peace
S&P500 price to earnings ratio has only been this high 3 times in the last 50 years, for a very brief time before a crash. Interest rates aren't even that low now. We're also more likely to see earnings decline than increase, and AI probably won't make that much money. Crash seems likely
August 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
S&P500 price to earnings ratio has only been this high 3 times in the last 50 years, for a very brief time before a crash. Interest rates aren't even that low now. We're also more likely to see earnings decline than increase, and AI probably won't make that much money. Crash seems likely
Your beliefs depend upon what rich people do, not evidence? Also I challenge you to find one billionaire with a yacht who's saying "we must sacrifice everything" most of them just believe that it exists because they have functioning brains but they think they will be fine so they don't care much
August 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Your beliefs depend upon what rich people do, not evidence? Also I challenge you to find one billionaire with a yacht who's saying "we must sacrifice everything" most of them just believe that it exists because they have functioning brains but they think they will be fine so they don't care much
Non sequitur
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Non sequitur
Just the fact that the world hasn't already maxed out the potential for sanctions is an abysmal failure of morality
August 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Just the fact that the world hasn't already maxed out the potential for sanctions is an abysmal failure of morality
have said that the average Canadian doesn't care enough to actually want to meet the basic climate action goals that I think are reasonable. They care, just not if they have to do much
August 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
have said that the average Canadian doesn't care enough to actually want to meet the basic climate action goals that I think are reasonable. They care, just not if they have to do much
have to rapidly pursue 100% green electricity, especially for industrial uses, and there would have probably been some economic fallout from that (although many health benefits) that may require higher taxes, which would make the average Canadian lose their mind. On and on. I suppose I should...
August 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
have to rapidly pursue 100% green electricity, especially for industrial uses, and there would have probably been some economic fallout from that (although many health benefits) that may require higher taxes, which would make the average Canadian lose their mind. On and on. I suppose I should...
been a nation-wide ban on building more car-dependent suburbs, many more people would have to live in apartment buildings, we would probably have to largely ban beef production and make cheese, other meats, and various other foods so expensive that few could regularly eat them, we would...
August 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
been a nation-wide ban on building more car-dependent suburbs, many more people would have to live in apartment buildings, we would probably have to largely ban beef production and make cheese, other meats, and various other foods so expensive that few could regularly eat them, we would...
be willing to take that action and wouldn't lose their minds and vote out any government that tried? I think the Paris agreement was reasonable, but to accomplish it, a lot more people would have to be primarily using non-gasoline-burning forms of transportation, starting in 2015 there should have..
August 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
be willing to take that action and wouldn't lose their minds and vote out any government that tried? I think the Paris agreement was reasonable, but to accomplish it, a lot more people would have to be primarily using non-gasoline-burning forms of transportation, starting in 2015 there should have..