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A mere 57 mega polluters produce 80 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, new analysis shows (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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On the one hand, it makes it really hard to stay motivated with the teeny contribution I make to reducing emissions.
On the other, think of how much of a difference these 57 companies could make if they actually reached net-zero targets.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's easy to lose track of the difference an individual can make to climate change, but you must view it from an appropriate perspective:

https://crowdsourcingsustainability.org/climate-change-can-one-person-really-make-a-difference/

https://theconversation.com/climate-change-yes-your-individual-action-does-make-a-difference-115169

It's hard to remain positive these days, so please take some time to remind yourself about all the things that are going well in the world:

https://fixthenews.com/planet/

[–] fidodo 3 points 9 months ago

The biggest impact we can make is to consume less. You can take shorter showers your whole life and have next to no impact, but if you consume less it adds to to way more