At the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development 178 countries voted to adopt Agenda 21. Agenda 21 is non-binding action plan that sets climate sustainability and poverty. guidelines for national, state and local governments. Proponents argue that the agenda’s guidelines will encourage federal and local governments to protect the environment and combat poverty. Opponents argue that global organizations should not make rules for local governments and these rules are unnecessary because they are impossible to enforce.
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Province/Territory
Response rates from 233 Thornhill voters.
71% Yes |
29% No |
65% Yes |
18% No |
6% Yes, and exceed the guidelines and be the world leader in environmental standards |
3% No, come up with local solutions that work for each community |
3% No, and the UN should be abolished |
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3% No, increase sanctions on countries that are the top contributors of global pollution instead |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 233 Thornhill voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 233 Thornhill voters.
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Unique answers from Thornhill voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@Canadianpunk89 3wks3W
Yes but only for big issues that a local town alone can't fix. For smaller issues, let them use their own local guidelines.
@9RBXRKD6mos6MO
Every country should strive to follow and exceed environmental guidelines and high pollution countries should receive sanctions
@9PSLGWZ6mos6MO
Yes, but the UN is not an organization worth treating as a benchmark for ethical or righteous standards.
@9ZZFG541mo1MO
TO a point, we shoudl follow UN guidelines, but we must also consider the financial impact on citizens, so we need to follow our own timeline. The transition to 'clean' likely cannot be reached by any set date without serious damage to our society and country.
@9ZZCS471mo1MO
increase sanctions on countries that are the top contributors of global pollution instead while also implementing our own sanctions to contribute
@9ZNXMHS2mos2MO
I would do our best to go in the direction of those guidelines and simply follow though, maybe over four or five years, and then continue that trajectory onward.
@9VF2RTR3mos3MO
Only if it makes sense based on our society needs and environmental guardianships and also financial support for the people
@9TXBP2Y3mos3MO
Yes as a framework but also look at local needs and adopt additional measures, or equivalent alternatives if it makes more sense
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