What I like about the below argument is the simple explanation. It helps explain why, by taxing carbon and reducing our emissions, we Australians make almost no impact on the worlds growing CO2 emissions. What we are doing though, is setting a ‘blueprint’ for others to follow.
(N.B. For Australian readers: according to the date relied upon below our CO2 emissions per person make us the 11th highest user on Earth, above the US which is ranked 12th. The UK is 45th with less than half our per capita emissions.)
Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Facts and Figures By Robert Rapier:
Major Worldwide Growth in CO2 Emissions. In the U.S., the public is bombarded with messages about climate change. One may get the impression that if we only stop the next pipeline and slow down the growth of Canada’s oil sands, we are one step closer to victory. But this is really akin to fighting a small local skirmish while a war rages on the other side of the globe.
