A recent study from the University of Sydney critiques the “net-zero hero” narrative, which promotes the idea that individual actions alone can effectively combat climate change.
The research indicates that this perspective unfairly shifts responsibility from corporations and policymakers to consumers, thereby undermining the need for systemic reforms necessary for meaningful environmental progress.
By framing consumers as key players in emissions reduction through lifestyle changes, the energy sector diminishes accountability for larger entities, which are significant contributors to carbon emissions.
The study advocates for focusing on structural changes, such as transitioning to renewable energy and implementing stricter regulations, rather than placing an unrealistic burden on individuals to solve the climate crisis alone.
Editor’s Note: Indeed, environmental issues cannot be resolved without the engagement of all sectors of society. But do not be mistaken.
This article’s true motive is to consolidate “climate action” to utilize the one-size-fits-all, mainstream solutions promoted by the Guardian and its cohorts. It tries to disempower individuals, essentially saying that nature-based solutions are “too small” to respond to what they believe is a “climate crisis”.
Instead of promoting low-impact solutions, the Guardian wants us to encourage large-scale solutions with massive unintended consequences, for example, the transition to “clean” energy and the closure of privately owned farmland 1[Read The Challenges of Imposing Developed World Policies on Developing Nations, Creating Inclusive Cities: The Unseen Risks of the My Carbon Initiative, The Unintended Cosequence: Shift to Electric Vehicle Will Lead to Increased Mining, Agenda 21: Another Tool To Create the New World Order, Net-Zero Pushers Are Ignoring The Waste Generated By “Green Energy”, Global Green Solutions Will Push Us Towards A Global Food Crisis, Bill Gates Thinks His Magic Seeds Will Solve World Hunger, Netherlands move to shut down farms to meet climate goals, Denmark Will Introduce World’s First Livestock CO2 Tax by 2030].
It is amusing to see this article coming out just days before the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting at Davos which has been receiving annual criticism for the massive “carbon footprint” of its attendees, many of whom are travelling in private planes and limousines.2https://uniquelytoronto.com/2019/01/21/huge-carbon-footprint-of-the-wef-2019-davos-meeting-many-attendees-flew-in-via-private-jets-many-attendees-to-be-driven-around-in-huge-limousines-their-carbon-footprint-and-impact-of-global-warmin/, https://www.climatedepot.com/2022/05/24/watch-un-climate-envoy-ambushed-at-davos-by-reporter-about-gigantic-carbon-footprint-of-attendees/
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- 1[Read The Challenges of Imposing Developed World Policies on Developing Nations, Creating Inclusive Cities: The Unseen Risks of the My Carbon Initiative, The Unintended Cosequence: Shift to Electric Vehicle Will Lead to Increased Mining, Agenda 21: Another Tool To Create the New World Order, Net-Zero Pushers Are Ignoring The Waste Generated By “Green Energy”, Global Green Solutions Will Push Us Towards A Global Food Crisis, Bill Gates Thinks His Magic Seeds Will Solve World Hunger, Netherlands move to shut down farms to meet climate goals, Denmark Will Introduce World’s First Livestock CO2 Tax by 2030].
- 2https://uniquelytoronto.com/2019/01/21/huge-carbon-footprint-of-the-wef-2019-davos-meeting-many-attendees-flew-in-via-private-jets-many-attendees-to-be-driven-around-in-huge-limousines-their-carbon-footprint-and-impact-of-global-warmin/, https://www.climatedepot.com/2022/05/24/watch-un-climate-envoy-ambushed-at-davos-by-reporter-about-gigantic-carbon-footprint-of-attendees/
The same situation applies to LGUs in the Philippines. The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the DENR is requiring LGUs to have a “sanitary landfill” and solid waste management policies threatening mayors with imprisonment, however the EMB cannot force manufacturing companies to seek alternatives to plastics. What we see today in food packaging are the opposite, instead of glass and tin used to package foods, companies use plastics because its cheaper to use.