Political Fraud and Global Warming

Global warming, we are right in it. We live it and see tangible proof of it all over the world…

However, I choose to listen to some of the politicians who make the revival and appropriation of the problem of global warming, suggesting that Quebec is the world center of this phenomenon and that it, alone, can save the fate of humanity.

I took it for granted, because this issue is not a national one. He is a planet.

And no, especially by stopping all its human and economic activity, Quebec, with its 8 million inhabitants alone, will not save the world.

Moreover, Quebec is not the largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO₂) our planet. But to listen to self-proclaimed followers…

Top 10 CO emitting countries₂

Although their carbon footprint results differently for the number of inhabitants, the top three most polluted countries with carbon dioxide (CO)₂) is: China, the United States and the European Union.

These three centers are the most industrialized and most populous in the world.

In 2020, China will emit nearly 10 billion tons of CO, mainly due to its exports of consumer goods (which we buy avidly) and its strong reliance on coal.₂or about 30% of global emissions, the United States, 4.5 billion tons (13.8%), the European Union, 2.5 billion tons (7.9%).

India joins these top three positions with 2.3 billion tonnes (7.1%); Then follow Russia, Japan, Iran, Germany, South Korea, Saudi Arabia…

By comparison, Canada (including Quebec – 84.3 million tonnes) emitted 672 million tonnes in 2020.

The sword hits the water

Indeed, as long as the largest economies (and smaller ones that aspire to become one) do not sign up concretely and wholeheartedly to implement the necessary efforts to “halt” global warming in our corner of the planet. A culture of economic decline, global warming continues to accelerate at a merrily fast pace.

If it hadn’t eluded me, I wouldn’t have seen these big polluting countries in a race to economic decline.

They are all of a different race, growth, because none of them wants to be a part of the other’s economic or political dependence…

And in light of the adversarial, geopolitical, ideological and economic tensions that underlie the current wars, it is clear that these major economies are certainly not on the verge of stopping competition and therefore not in a mad race for growth.

Consequently, we have to get used to the idea of ​​being in the loop of global warming for a long time to come.

In the medium and short term, the development and implementation of plans and the culture of adaptation should be accelerated; Because I have the impression that we have already missed the energy transition window as well.