Canadian Politics Today

You are right there has to be a proper perspective and balance put into the debate which sometimes I admit is lost as this issue triggers primal fear of survival for some which can cloud judgement.

I would be a lot less concerned about climate policy if so much of it was not pointless exercises in virtue signalling. IMO, a sane CO2 mitigation would have the following elements:

1) Accept that wind/solar cannot replace base load - it can only supplement;
2) Accept that base load options depend on geography. Some places can use hydro but others have no choice but to use coal or gas.
3) No reductions targets unless they can be met by making real reductions with tech that is economic today - i.e. no emission trading scams, no targets that cannot be met without imaginary tech.