What Dion wants us to buy into
By the numbers:
KYOTO6% The Liberal government under Jean Chretien committed Canada to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 6%below 1990 levels by 2012.
35% The Conservative government said in December that Canada’s emissions have grown so rapidly since the Kyoto commitment was made that the country is now 35% above its target for 2012.
$10-billion The Liberals have suggested spending $10-billion on “credits” from other countries that have excess room under their Kyoto targets.
20% Assuming that $10- billion was spent, emissions management consultant Aldyen Donnelly suggests that in order to meet the 2012 deadline, every Canadian resident, building and industrial plant would have to consume at least 20%less energy than they do today, starting next January.
$80-billion Ms. Donnelly also suggests it would cost $80-billion in new capital spending to create a “clean” energy supply that would allow Canada to comply with Kyoto targets over the long term. national post
This is what Harper should be hammering away at.