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‘Net zero hero’ myth unfairly shifts burden of solving climate crisis on to individuals, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Shifting responsibility to consumers minimises the role of energy industry and policymakers, University of Sydney research suggests

Electricity generation is responsible for close to half of Australia’s emissions, based on 2021 International Energy Agency estimates, with transport and industry also major emitters.

In the context of the energy market, Van Laer said, storytelling should emphasise the role of companies and governments alongside individuals.

“At the moment, it’s not presented that way,” he said.

“It’s like ‘you, consumer, you can do this on your own and then we [companies] will fall in line.”

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago

Agree a gazzillion percent!! On the plastic front, there's some progress being made towards a UN plastics treaty which would legally bind countries to legal targets for plastic reduction. It's not perfect at all, and it's likely the US under Trump will ignore it, but would be a big win for plastic regulation (Green Peace and a bunch of other groups are campaining for its support- worth searching for local petitions if you're interested)

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