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"For decades, fossil-fuel companies and politicians have pushed a false
narrative that if we change our habits — drive electric cars, fly less, cut
beef from our diets — that they won't need to make wholesale changes to the
economy. Individual actions matter in that they can reduce emissions, and they
do connect each of us to a massive global crisis. All of that's good. But,
alone, it is nowhere near enough to battle the climate crisis on the scale
that's required.
The narrative must shift from one of individual responsibility — if I turn off
this lightbulb, I'm saving the planet — to one of governmental and corporate
accountability. In the United States, this means the voting public must force
Congress to enact sweeping climate legislation. The Biden administration says
it aims to make this country carbon-neutral by 2050, which is in line with what
the science requires. Lawmakers will have to get us there, however, and to date
they have not shown that they are willing (or able) to make the kinds of
changes needed."
The same applies in Australia and everywhere else: we need institutional
responses even more than individual ones. And that means we need to be willing
to vote for, and also vote with our dollars for, institutional change. And live
with some trade-offs. But the key underlying fact is those with the most power
also have the most ability to make the necessary changes and therefore the most
responsiblity, and we must all hold them accountable. Corporations and
politicans who continue to make weak claims and promises without delivering
strong action, and worse still those actively making things worse, are cuplable
for grave injuries to us all.
Via Robert Sanscartier.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
