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While Canada claims to be a climate leader, the oil and gas we export to other countries have the potential to produce more emissions in a year than every sector in Canada combined, an independent analysis reveals.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (16 children)

Does that mean that a country that imports 100% of the oil it burns should be counted as having no emissions?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (6 children)

No, but since Canada can regulate/limit the oil and gas it exports, this is still a useful number.

Imports also need to be counted.

Unfortunately climate change is every country's responsibility to fix, since every bit helps.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I disagree - its double counted. Once in Canada, once when actually used.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's only double counted in a situation where you're actually counting both sides. This is a Canadian study published by a Canadian outlet about the impacts of Canadian policy.

They're not trying to balance the books, so to speak, they're evaluating transactions on a single account.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Yes, but if you are considering Canada carbon you can't include both everything they sell and everything they import. The earth is a closed system.

If you want to assess Canadas impact you can't include impacts other countries have- thats their impact and your making Canada response for them. You could, and should, include net exports of fuel.

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