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Climate goals (media.piefed.social)
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Cartoon showing a bicycle on the edge of a cliff. A giant iron ball filled with factories, smoke stacks and pipelines is attached to the bicycle by a large chain and hangs over the cliff. The person on the bike is desperately pedaling to avoid being dragged over the cliff. A sing pointing away from the cliff reads 'climate goals'
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Remember that industry exists primarily for the consumption habits of end users.

They aren't polluting just for the love of the game, they are doing it to power your devices or make the energy to produce the cheap tat you buy off Amazon.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yet at the same time, there are people who cannot afford actually good products, are forced to buy fresh due to planned obsolescence or simply ate unable to buy anything environmentally friendly because there are no products that is/does that. Companies themselves could easily produce more environmentally friendly products, yet don't because it's cheaper and thus better for the profit margins.

    The fault and responsibility lies at least as much with companies as it does with consumers/customers, if not more.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    The ability to recognize that the responsibility is no single person or entities is a highly important part of fighting climate change. I'm convinced that corporations are running a couple simulatious campaigns; one that tells consumers their choices are ultra important and one that says it's only companies choices that are important so that the 2 sides fight eachother and get less done...

    But in the end, both consumers and corporations need to change habits.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Not for the consumption of end user. If they can get their money without end user they will totally drop everyone. They are totally doing it for greed, they are doing it for the game. Do you think they(rich/industry) will stop polluting if you bike everywhere and stop buying stuff?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    If everyone starts to use a bike, they will produce less petrol.

    If you buy less plastic tat you don't need, those factories will shut down or produce something better, and they will produce less plastic.

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