As the planet burns and the rich grow richer, the link between inequality and environmental destruction becomes undeniable.
The richest 1% are responsible for more emissions than 66% of the world’s population, polluting and plundering the planet for their own gain.
To save our planet, we must tackle the root causes of inequality.
There’s enough money for a green and fair world.
It’s just in the wrong pockets.
@bgmastodon See also https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/richest-1-burn-through-their-entire-annual-carbon-limit-just-10-days
(Note that the richest 1% is basically everyone making over $140k in PPP terms; that’s a lot of people, many of whom have gotten used to things like regular traveling, sitting in traffic almost daily, large fridges and air conditioning. And leaf blowers and lawn mowers and way too large portions of meat. And whatever else the “bottom half” might have or need less of.) @greenpeace
The Carbon Majors database traces 1,421 GtCO2e of cumulative historical emissions from 1854 through 2022 to 122 industrial producers, the CO2 portion of which is equivalent to 72% of global fossil fuel and cement CO2 emissions since 1751. Over 70% of these global CO2 emissions historically can be attributed to just 78 corporate and state producing entities.
Greenpeace, let me correct this:
"the link between inequality and environmental destruction becomes undeniable"
For THIS:
The link between CAPITALISM and environmental destruction becomes undeniable.
If we denie that our mode of production is the base of inequality and environmental destruction, we are doing just gardening, not ecology with social consciusness (as some phrase out there says)
@awkapuma @greenpeace
one thing stuck with me after watching this talk https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12324-on_digitalisation_sustainability_climate_justice is that after capitalism another *ism will come, and we need to make sure people learn to recognise patterns leading to exploitation and inequality rather than stopping at calling out capitalism as such..
so, yes, you're both right from my perspective!
The aim of this talk is to critically analyse the use of digital technology in the current context of global ecological injustice and the...
If we are truly motivated to search out the root cause of something, then we need to be alert to the depth of our analysis.
'The wrong hands' may not go deep or far enough. While still being true, it doesn't address how we got in this predicament in the first place.
'Capitalism', likewise, while containing elements of truth, disguises a root cause deeper still, beyond the level of political philosophy, and of 'us and them'.
The curious may find more in my other comments.
Sadly, your inability to learn is on par with the people who voted for Nazi Trump.
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