Megan Ogilvie at the Toronto Star consulted me about the calculations on this fantastic, interactive project looking at how Canadians get help to tackle climate change: WHAT WE CAN DO
“Seth Wynes, a geographer at the University of British Columbia who studies climate change mitigation, says this analysis clearly shows Canadians produce more emissions per person than most other countries — a rebuttal to the often-used argument that Canada doesn’t have to act on climate change since we produce only a small portion of global emissions.
He draws a comparison to dining out with a large group of friends and deciding not to pay your portion of the bill because you make up a small percentage of the people at the table.
“It’s wrong,” says Wynes. “And it would be especially wrong if you ate a steak and lobster dinner and finished up with a glass of expensive red wine. But that’s what Canadians are doing (when it comes to climate change). We’re producing more than our fair share of carbon … and we should be responsible for it.”