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‘Net zero hero’ myth unfairly shifts burden of solving climate crisis on to individuals, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

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Shifting responsibility to consumers minimises the role of energy industry and policymakers, University of Sydney research suggests

Electricity generation is responsible for close to half of Australia’s emissions, based on 2021 International Energy Agency estimates, with transport and industry also major emitters.

In the context of the energy market, Van Laer said, storytelling should emphasise the role of companies and governments alongside individuals.

“At the moment, it’s not presented that way,” he said.

“It’s like ‘you, consumer, you can do this on your own and then we [companies] will fall in line.”

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

They definitely running this shit as a psyop but to be clear, people have personal responsibility too

Some shot plastic is unavoidable but do you need that 6 dollar bubble tea or coffee served in the plastic cup? As long as you keep buying, they will keep selling.

Certain things have eaisy substitutes like a bar of soap wrapped in paper... Wild shit y'all

If enough people adjusted their consumption patterns parasite corpos would need to make adjustments too since they notice when profits are down.

Personal direct action doesn't stop anyone from demanding these parasites and their regime from implementing proper rules. And that's where public discourse should be but we can all bring a grocery bag most of the time...

[–] Brkdncr 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why regulation is needed in this space. Individuals are way to selfish to take these steps on our own.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

If the regulators are made up of selfish individuals who are captured by industry (lobbyists, campaign contributions, etc) then what? Please don't say elect new officials, unless you have a solution to misinformation and the massive financing necessary to get elected.

It seems we're stuck and we're all just waiting for the selfish person to do the right thing. What if the selfish person is us? Perhaps the best way to navigate an unjust system is to participate as little as possible. And with that extra time we can organize and apply political pressure.

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