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80 Percent of Global CO2 Emissions Come From Just 57 Companies, Report Shows
Let's stop blaming individuals for this.
But who else is to blame? Seriously...
Where do you think these 57 companies get their money from to continue doing their shit? By individuals buying their shit.
What do you think these 57 companies consist of? They employ hundreds of thousands of individuals. Each of which could theoretically decide not to continue with that.
Of course I realize it's not that easy, individual situations may be complex, and that there's different amounts of blame to go around. You're correct, these companies have concentrated blame to them and it'd be more impactful to regulate them specifically.
But my statement is simply also true. Multiple things can be true at the same time. Multiple courses of action can be reasonable.
Of course. And your original statement was only placing blame on individuals, which is the type of attitude that helps these companies get away with the all the environmental damage they cause. 80% of the cause should also be 80% of the focus.
People continue to use the big 6 banks that finance the fossil fuel industry when they could switch to credit unions instead.
https://bank.green/
Right, so the focus should be on the big 6 and how they finance the fossil fuel industry to raise awareness and encourage people to switch.
Putting the blame on the individual (you need to reduce your carbon footprint) and expecting them to research every business and product they interact with on a regular basis means