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ibeeberz · Apr 15, 2007, 01:24 pm

Hey guys!

My debate team has been preparing extensively in preperation for our upcoming debate tournament. We've all exchanged points, and i was interested to see what kind of arguments the people here could give, probably some help to for this topic.

The resolution is

Be it resolved that The Government should implement policies that will enable Canada to adhere to its Kyoto Protocol targets.

Share your ideas and views!

Thanks,
Isaac

xyzer · Apr 15, 2007, 01:47 pm

ibeeberz...read this reference carefully...
http://....http://http://www.friends.../deFreitas.pdf

Based on the questionable reasons for the protocol in the first place I would suggest Canada only adhere to its targets if it does not adversely impact Canadas economy! It's more important to have optimum employment and economic wealth than it is to hang ones hat on a doom and gloom scenario that is based on faulty climate studies and even manufactured data(Hockey stick graph) A suggestion in the IPCC panel study is that even if humans could influence their industrial emissions, it would be two centuries for these changes have an effect on global climate.

The climate is actually cooler over the past 4 or 5 years.and there is all, kinds of evidence that it varies over the years. There is no definitive evidence that humans can, or are, affecting it either. It's conjectural to think that any changes humans make will affect the major sources of climate change..the suns variable intensity, tectonic shifting, volcanic activity and cosmic rays impacting our atmosophere. among other things.
Co2 is less than 1% of the earths atmospheric gasses and human contributions to it are some small fraction of that 1%. Is it prudent to believe changing a small fraction of 1% of the earths atmosphereic gases will caus climate change?

ibeeberz · Apr 15, 2007, 02:08 pm

hmm the link didnt quite work. Could you write it again please

Apr 15, 2007, 01:24 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
ibeeberz Sedimentary Rock Posts: 15	KYOTO PROTOCOL - Should the government implement policies to...... Hey guys! My debate team has been preparing extensively in preperation for our upcoming debate tournament. We've all exchanged points, and i was interested to see what kind of arguments the people here could give, probably some help to for this topic. The resolution is Be it resolved that The Government should implement policies that will enable Canada to adhere to its Kyoto Protocol targets. Share your ideas and views! Thanks, Isaac

Apr 15, 2007, 01:47 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
xyzer Liberated thinker Location: New Mexican Alps Posts: 1,985	ibeeberz...read this reference carefully... http://....http://http://www.friends.../deFreitas.pdf Based on the questionable reasons for the protocol in the first place I would suggest Canada only adhere to its targets if it does not adversely impact Canadas economy! It's more important to have optimum employment and economic wealth than it is to hang ones hat on a doom and gloom scenario that is based on faulty climate studies and even manufactured data(Hockey stick graph) A suggestion in the IPCC panel study is that even if humans could influence their industrial emissions, it would be two centuries for these changes have an effect on global climate. The climate is actually cooler over the past 4 or 5 years.and there is all, kinds of evidence that it varies over the years. There is no definitive evidence that humans can, or are, affecting it either. It's conjectural to think that any changes humans make will affect the major sources of climate change..the suns variable intensity, tectonic shifting, volcanic activity and cosmic rays impacting our atmosophere. among other things. Co2 is less than 1% of the earths atmospheric gasses and human contributions to it are some small fraction of that 1%. Is it prudent to believe changing a small fraction of 1% of the earths atmosphereic gases will caus climate change? Thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us.

Apr 15, 2007, 02:08 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
ibeeberz Sedimentary Rock Posts: 15	hmm the link didnt quite work. Could you write it again please