I& #39;m sadly not surprised at all by this fact - but I am shocked that I& #39;d never heard it before. This is why we need system-wide change, people. Individual actions are woefully insufficient to fix the problem. (short thread) h/t @meehancrist Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-climate-change.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/2...
I get it-climate change is scary. We feel like we have some sort of control over it when we make a choice to not fly, not have a child, not eat animal products. And certainly those can reduce carbon emissions. But they address only a fraction of the issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwejlpXK7ls">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
It& #39;s no accident that the CEO of Shell tells people they should be recycling more and eating fruit in season. Shell is #6 on the list of the 90 companies who& #39;ve produced TWO THIRDS of GHG ems since the dawn of the Industrial Era. https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/a3xqze/shell-ceo-ben-van-beurden-climate-change">https://www.vice.com/en_in/art... + https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/just-90-companies-are-blame-most-climate-change-carbon-accountant-says">https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016...
Don& #39;t get me wrong: personal action is important. Imagine if I arrived to give a climate talk in a private jet with my twelve children demanding bottled water and steak each meal. Ha! (just to be clear, I have one child and ... ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8Jo9QN0qA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
PS. And check out this book recommended by @jacobjerickson - I haven& #39;t read it yet, but I will!
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