Also known as the "Duh" principle.

That's why they want us to think of literally anything else than climate.

See also this recent post: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/110548569833023035

Aral Balkan

2023-06-15 13:55:08

Whenever someone tells you that the climate crisis is a personal responsibility issue, show them this:

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change

The climate crisis is a billionaires crisis, a trillion-dollar corporations crisis, a capitalism crisis, a systemic inequality crisis.

#climateChange #climateCrisis #climateCatastrophe #climate #corporatocracy #capitalism

Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says

A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change

^{Tess Riley (The Guardian)}

The number of people who don't understand they're in that 10% is hilarious.

This is GLOBALLY, folks. If you're in the US and you make $50k annually, THIS IS YOU. You're in the top 2% globally.

It's a statement on the unfathomably wide gap between developed and developing countries.

Hi Sheril,

I believe you/others might be interested in a petition for radical reform of the UN 🇺🇳, which has been vocal, but sadly largely ineffective, when faced with 21st century challenges such as #ClimateChange.

If indeed you are interested, the petition is accessible via toot:

https://toot.community/@Paullima/109406777640835225

Do note that's the wealthiest 10% globally.

If you look up how much wealth it takes to be in the top 10% globally, it's roughly $40k - $100k USD.

$40k is by annual income and $100k is net worth. (Numbers rounded up slightly to be easier to remember)

My best guess is the starting point for being in the significant contributor to global warming class is do you own a car.

The next break is flying regularly.

Then it's private jets, then finally the absolute worst currently analyzed is traveling by superyacht.

"Why rich people use so much more energy

It’s mainly all the traveling, says a comprehensive new study."

See https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/3/20/21184814/climate-change-energy-income-inequality

Climate change: Why rich people use so much more energy

^{David Roberts (Vox)}

This is relevant for three reasons.

1) It is true objectively

2) It is also true because most of us in North America cooperate with and enable capitalism and the satanic 1789 constitution that enables this evil.

3) Every single one of us are richer than the rest of the world due to Imperialism and Geography ajd have privilege that demands we stop Capitalism

No one is innocent if they live here.

No one.

"The wealthiest 10% are responsible for 1/2 of global CO2 emissions."
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/cop21-richest-10-per-cent-produce-half-the-world-s-co2-emissions-a6756511.html

#climatechange #EatTheRich

COP21: Richest 10 per cent ‘produce half the world’s CO2 emissions’

Oxfam report comes as 150 world leaders descend on Paris for the first day of a two-week UN climate change summit

^{Tom Bawden (The Independent)}

That is why there should be no guilty feeling of not trying hard enough to give back to environment for the people who have been the actual victims of climate change such as those who are living in global south.

Story like this is heartbreaking. People are losing their home over this. And instead of solutions and help, what they got was an actual offer to sell their land instead. Despicable human greed.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/may/16/one-day-disappear-tuvalu-sinking-islands-rising-seas-climate-change

'One day we'll disappear': Tuvalu's sinking islands

Rising seas are on the verge of swallowing two of the tiny archipelago’s nine islands, and the encroaching waves haunt locals’ dreams

^{Eleanor de Jong (The Guardian)}

@WhyNotZoidberg @MichaelPorter

nice discussion, i d like to add one point:

besides lifestyle consumption there are others as well

eg the emission of the way to make all that money as well the emissions associated with investing that money.

(In carbon counter language lifestyle emissions represent only the scope 1 emissions, the scope 2 and 3 emissions, all necessary for correct carbon accounting, are missing)

Applying this thinking to ones own life empowers us to associate the emissions our life generates with the specific responsible aspect. First identify, then change.

For example if i have savings of 60.000€ i am in the top 10%, i think

but more specific, if i earn my money making weapons or selling petrol products and then to invest my money in weapons and share of companies for petrol products, thats not good and needs to stop

become a nurse, handywoman, invest in community

The feeling of unspecified guilt destroys your revolutionary potential and is no coincidence

love

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_accounting

#EatTheRich #climatejustice

processes used to measure how much carbon dioxide equivalents an organization emits

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