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http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/En1-78-2018-eng.pdf

It looks like Canada is planning on increasing CO2 and N2O output, which is very confusing. Alberta is projected to increase CO2 output by 44% while other provinces will drop. Page 16 of the pdf is interesting.

Hard to figure out but it looks like the US CO2 is forecast to grow after 2030

So at this point, at least in North America, there are no plans for reducing significant levels of CO2. and in some cases, levels are expected to increase.

What do you think about climate theory and what do you consider to be sensible action?

 Just read this the other day and thought it fit in well here:

1. Coal generation collapsed by 24% in the EU in 2019.
   
   
2. The fall in coal means CO₂ emissions in Europe’s power sector fell by a record 120 Mt, or 12% in 2019.
   This is likely to be the largest ever fall.
   
   
3. Renewables rose to a new record supplying 35% of EU electricity. For the first time, wind and solar
   combined provided more electricity than coal, contributing 18% of EU electricity in 2019. This is more
   than a doubling of market share since 2013.
   
   
4. Europe’s energy transition is taking off. The European Green Deal has put the fight against the climate crisis at the very core of all EU policy work over the next five years: EU heads of state have
   endorsed Europe to become the first greenhouse gas neutral continent by 2050, and the EU commission is putting forward proposals to raise Europe’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target to -50% or -55% below 1990 levels.

-- The European Power Sector in 2019

AliceInWonderland said: 

What do you think about climate theory and what do you consider to be sensible action?

 The last time I looked, seems climate models were predicting the temperature rise accurately. Although we are trying to measure a very small numbers.

I tend to believe the scientist but recognized that once the earth was thought to be flat and earth was the center of the universe.

Even if the science is wrong, using our atmosphere as a garbage dump just seems wrong to me. Moving to less CO2 emissions also means less human garbage in the atmosphere. Trace mercury from coal comes to mind. I've changed my thinking about this and personnaly stopped burning several types of fuels. I used to burn cardboard and waste motor oil. I no longer do that.

As far as action, I have several ideas.

1) Slowly migrate to safe nuclear, hydro, wind and solar power over the next 50-100 years. This will ease the impact to the coal and oil workers. Migrate them to the nuclear industry by attrition. Our economies are based on burning hydrocarbons so we want to limit fast change here. After looking at the data, I don't believe we are in for drastic starvation  due to CO2. Slow change is prudent.

This has several huge advantages over just reducing CO2, like saving our oil for national defense uses and continuing long term energy independence. All countries should be energy independent imo.

2) Also move to electric vehicles for short distance city driving, where applicable. We still need diesel fuel for jets and cross country trucking etc.. Battery technology is still in its infancy. Nature just packed too much energy into hydrocarbons. High energy density.

3) There is also carbon capture technology.

A greener warmer earth may not be that bad. Hard to tell. The above three items can't hurt. Seems the lesser of two evils. i.e. do nothing or do something.

Inquirer said: 

 Just read this the other day and thought it fit in well here:

1. Coal generation collapsed by 24% in the EU in 2019.
   
   
2. The fall in coal means CO₂ emissions in Europe’s power sector fell by a record 120 Mt, or 12% in 2019.
   This is likely to be the largest ever fall.
   
   
3. Renewables rose to a new record supplying 35% of EU electricity. For the first time, wind and solar
   combined provided more electricity than coal, contributing 18% of EU electricity in 2019. This is more
   than a doubling of market share since 2013.
   
   
4. Europe’s energy transition is taking off. The European Green Deal has put the fight against the climate crisis at the very core of all EU policy work over the next five years: EU heads of state have
   endorsed Europe to become the first greenhouse gas neutral continent by 2050, and the EU commission is putting forward proposals to raise Europe’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target to -50% or -55% below 1990 levels.

-- The European Power Sector in 2019

 That's great news!

Inquirer said: 

 Just read this the other day and thought it fit in well here:

1. Coal generation collapsed by 24% in the EU in 2019.
   
   

-- The European Power Sector in 2019

 I see that natural gas increased 12%. Whats up with that? Kinda the wrong direction.