Jeslek
Banned
(Mind you, this was written with Canada in mind, but the facts apply to the United States as well.)
Prime Minister Chretien is determined to ratify the Kyoto Protocol despite not knowing the costs. This is like writing a blank check with the money coming out of your own account. The Canadian Alliance is the only party actively fighting against the Kyoto Accord. There are a very good reasons why this Protocol should not be ratified:
Kyoto will devastate the economy - Government estimates put the cost of implementing Kyoto at $40 billion to the Canadian economy and the loss of 450,000 jobs (1.5% of the population) nationally.
Kyoto is grossly unfair. - The Protocol makes a distinction between "developed" and "developing" nations. Only developed nations like Canada are requried to reduce emissions. But what happens if we don't reduce the emissions? Canada can buy credits from other countries. However, such credits would cost Canada anywhere between $2 billion and $6 billion annually and would do nothing to reduce global greenhouse emissions. Money for nothing. This is simply an unfair transfer of ealth from your pocket to foreign nations. Canadians will pay the costs while other countries continue to pollute.
Kyoto is bad for the environment - Satisfying Kyoto's emission targets could lead to a recession in Canada, which would reduce the level of funding available for existing environmental programs. Efforts to protect our rivers, lakes, soil, air, and our endangered species would all have to be scaled back as Kyoto would devastate government finances. As well factories will move to other countries which do not have environmental laws, making the global problem even worse.
Kyoto is bad for you - Government estimates indicate that implementing Kyoto will cause gas prices to rise to $1.10 per liter (currently about $0.70), electricity prices to double, and natural gas to rise by 60%. As well, expect substantial increases in your income tax, and if you have a farm be prepared to pay for the increased costs of gas, electricity, and fertilizer.
So, Kyoto is:
- Canada is the only country in the Western hemisphere that is planning to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. (The United States will not while Central and South American countries are exempt.) Because Canada is the only country in the Western Hemisphere planning on ratifying Kyoto, ratification will create huge incentive for companies affected by Kyoto to MOVE SOUTH.
- Cost to the Canadian economy: $40 billion, 450,000 jobs lost.
- Kyoto will not clean the air. It will not clean the water. It will not plant a single tree. There are more effective ways of cleaning the environment in Canada than the Kyoto Protocol.
- Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol could in fact be harmful to the global environment. Although 160 countries negotiated the Protocol, only about 40 are required to cut emissions. China, India, and Mexico are exempt and do not have to cut emissions.
So, given this, can YOU support Kyoto?
Prime Minister Chretien is determined to ratify the Kyoto Protocol despite not knowing the costs. This is like writing a blank check with the money coming out of your own account. The Canadian Alliance is the only party actively fighting against the Kyoto Accord. There are a very good reasons why this Protocol should not be ratified:
Kyoto will devastate the economy - Government estimates put the cost of implementing Kyoto at $40 billion to the Canadian economy and the loss of 450,000 jobs (1.5% of the population) nationally.
Kyoto is grossly unfair. - The Protocol makes a distinction between "developed" and "developing" nations. Only developed nations like Canada are requried to reduce emissions. But what happens if we don't reduce the emissions? Canada can buy credits from other countries. However, such credits would cost Canada anywhere between $2 billion and $6 billion annually and would do nothing to reduce global greenhouse emissions. Money for nothing. This is simply an unfair transfer of ealth from your pocket to foreign nations. Canadians will pay the costs while other countries continue to pollute.
Kyoto is bad for the environment - Satisfying Kyoto's emission targets could lead to a recession in Canada, which would reduce the level of funding available for existing environmental programs. Efforts to protect our rivers, lakes, soil, air, and our endangered species would all have to be scaled back as Kyoto would devastate government finances. As well factories will move to other countries which do not have environmental laws, making the global problem even worse.
Kyoto is bad for you - Government estimates indicate that implementing Kyoto will cause gas prices to rise to $1.10 per liter (currently about $0.70), electricity prices to double, and natural gas to rise by 60%. As well, expect substantial increases in your income tax, and if you have a farm be prepared to pay for the increased costs of gas, electricity, and fertilizer.
So, Kyoto is:
- Canada is the only country in the Western hemisphere that is planning to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. (The United States will not while Central and South American countries are exempt.) Because Canada is the only country in the Western Hemisphere planning on ratifying Kyoto, ratification will create huge incentive for companies affected by Kyoto to MOVE SOUTH.
- Cost to the Canadian economy: $40 billion, 450,000 jobs lost.
- Kyoto will not clean the air. It will not clean the water. It will not plant a single tree. There are more effective ways of cleaning the environment in Canada than the Kyoto Protocol.
- Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol could in fact be harmful to the global environment. Although 160 countries negotiated the Protocol, only about 40 are required to cut emissions. China, India, and Mexico are exempt and do not have to cut emissions.
So, given this, can YOU support Kyoto?
