If you think all the little things we ordinary mortals do are the driver of #ClimateChange, think again - "Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas #emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
A mere 57 #oil, #gas, #coal and #cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s #GreenhouseGas#GHG emissions since the 2016 #Paris climate agreement, a study has shown.
This powerful cohort of state-controlled corporations and shareholder-owned multinationals are the leading drivers of the climate crisis, according to the Carbon Majors Database, which is compiled by world-renowned researchers."
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"During this period, the biggest investor-owned contributor to emissions was #ExxonMobil of the #UnitedStates, which was linked to 3.6 gigatonnes of CO2 over seven years, or 1.4% of the global total. Close behind were #Shell, #BP, #Chevron and #TotalEnergies, each of which was associated with at least 1% of global emissions."
@ariadne absolutely agree. Capitalists decide the fate of the world for their greed desires more. "I can't stop at $1,000,000,000. I have to have more!" Cries the filthy rich. #eattherich#changethesystem#ecocrisis
@ariadne but can those companies exist without us using their services? CHOOSING to use their services? i admit sometimes it's hard to choose not to, but then again... this thing is SUPPOSED to be hard to turn around.
@barrygoldman1 this is the same argument tobacco companies made and make - "we produce cigarettes to meet consumer demand". People demand energy, but I don't know many people who insist on fossil fuel energy. Furthermore, most energy is also consumed by heavy industry and commercial agriculture.
@barrygoldman1 that's not what I'm saying. I am saying that ordinary people (i.e. the vast majority of us) have legitimate needs for energy, but are not clamoring for fossil fuel energy. Ordinary people would be and are extremely supportive of sustainable energy. The mega-corporations are not, and their greenwashing is laughable.
If the people were to rise up against the hyper-capitalist system, it would fall, and things would change. Sadly far too many of us are willing to be placated by the morsels the capitalist system doles out to keep us minimally content, but never truly happy or fulflilled, and we are doing nothing about this.
@spraoi I agree. But a massive investment in public transportation and infrastructure is not something an individual consumer has much say in. In some countries such as the US, most regions are inaccessible without an automobile.
Leider ist es nicht wie im film "die Glücksritter", wo nur virtuell mit rechten an orangensaft oder kohle spekuliert wird. Diese Firmen produzieren reale produkte, die dann von realen menschen - von uns - verwendet werden, und zu einem signifikanten teil bei dieser verwendung umweltschädliche wirkung haben.
@ariadne I don't think it's that easy. Yes, Exxon and other planet-adversarial organizations are the main drivers of climate change. Yet it's a bit farsighted to say that "we ordinary mortals" aren't responsible too. All (or at least most) of us are directly or indirectly burning the fuels provided by those energy giants. Just stopping Exxon will not stop the burning.