When Mark Carney was Bank of England Governor, he was hailed by climate advocates for working to steer the global economy away from fossil fuels. But since becoming Canadian prime minister, he’s fast-tracked oil and gas expansion while rolling back key environmental laws. In this series, we track the corporate and political influence behind Carney’s […]
    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
      8·
      14 days ago

      You can’t solve the problem at a personal level, just a 100 companies are responsible for over 70% of the emissions https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change

      The only path forward is nationalizing and phasing out fossil fuel industries. As long as they’re allowed to operate for profit the problem will persist. The only good news recently is that the war on Iran might create structural problems for the fossil fuel supplies globally and actually force countries into using renewables.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
          1·
          14 days ago

          What I mean is that reducing personal consumption makes effectively no difference to the situation at large. On a personal level, you can organize with other people and demand systemic change. Focusing on minimizing personal emissions is just a ritual which makes you feel better about yourself without actually achieving anything meaningful.

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
              21·
              14 days ago

              I literally did show you numbers above. The link I’ve provided explains how just 100 companies amount to over 70% of all emissions. Environmental destruction a function of how capitalist society operates. Companies exist to make profit, and externalizing environmental damage is a way for them to cut costs. Changing economic incentives for how large scale industry operates is the only way to create different outcomes.

              Individual people have to live within the framework of their society, and they have little they can do at that level. For example, if the society is structured around car culture, then most people end up having to drive to work. There is no other option unless adequate public transit infrastructure is provided. Similarly you have to buy goods you need in your daily life, and you have no control over how these goods are produced. Focusing on individual action is a liberal delusion. Systemic problems require systemic solutions.

                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
                  2·
                  14 days ago

                  Claiming that I’m pro-O&G when I keep saying we need to get industry under control shows that you lack even a shred of intellectual integrity. What I keep telling you repeatedly, and you just keep ignoring being the troll that you are, is that meaningful action involves organizing and demanding systemic change instead of doing performative action. The fact that you think voting is the pinnacle of political participation really highlights just how lost you are. Smug, ignorant liberals like you are the reason the world is burning.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
    41·
    14 days ago

    There is no way to win this argument.

    Canadians were willing to throw away their sovereignty over the carbon levy, mislabeled a “tax”. Before we point fingers at politicians, clean up our own fucking acts and stop buying McMansions and F150s.

    2024 sales F150: 133,857 up 8%

    Chevy Silverado 59,912 units

    Ram 1500 56,992

    Pickup trucks, SUVs and vans accounted for 86.6% of total new vehicle sales in 2024. No, we are all not contractors suddenly.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
    2·
    14 days ago

    The world is in a flux. Sometimes you have to take specific actions that meet the demand of the day, not the ideal you wish for. With capitalism though every action is suspicious due to this dissonance.