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https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/52254/Leaked+climate+report+lays+blame+on+the+rich
Aug 20, 2021 11:37 AM
Lanhdanan
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https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/52254/Leaked+climate+report+lays+blame+on+the+rich
Legomaniac91
churroschurroschurros
Shaodyn
I know politicians will interfere to blunt policy. They'll let the planet burn in the name of the Almighty Dollar.
PsychicSpider
MightyZephyr
vialofcorruption
BeardedWonder82
Silverwingedfluff
So.... Literally what many of us have been saying for years.
Bigalbooky
*shocked Shatner image
Bluefasa
Time to rewatch TAS again
smilefromaveil
GuillotinesRUs
How do you get involved in studies that look into the fucking obvious. Would love that cushy job.
ICannotSanctionYourBuffoonery
?WHAAAT!?! You mean it's not because I don't recycle every scrap of unrecyclable plastic? But all of the Corp paid for commercials!
djalki
Next up in the news: Water is in fact WET!
jbacca
arkemiffo
The report continues on and claim that water is wet.
Keyar
Il1kepuns
No shit
Bunny5055
Ain't no Poors taking their private jet for a weekend getaway.
flamecoloredskies
sethcx
Open this post to say literally just that...
ThoughtSandwich
"rich" refers to the super-rich. folks with superyachts, private jets etc.
malachilenomade
It's almost as though we know where the problems lie yet won't do anything to change it.
unnecessaryweevil
ChristopherTallant
The same reason we don’t eat shit: rich people leave an aftertaste of failure.
PhunPhact
Fear
sciencebasedlifeform
Silicone doesn't taste very good
Jinjarale
Too high in saturated fats.
hauleraway
Isn't the pic of a Nuclear Reactor facility and not a coal or natural gas-fired power plant?
Phlynch
"Nuclear = bad." Pretty much every form of media since WW2.
Gantzz321
that is what I am saying, I live near one and recognize this type of buildings/stacks
Steffn
You mean the cooling towers which are used on different kind of plants?
Steffn
No, it is a coal fired power plant!
snotrocketscience
Not the same plant, but similar design. https://www.power-technology.com/projects/westfalen-power-plant-germany/
hauleraway
Excellent. Thank you. I thought Nuclear power plants were the only ones that had those cooling towers.
snotrocketscience
They're definitely associated with nuclear power. I'm not sure how that came about, because many nuclear plants don't use them.
Steffn
It's BoA 2 and 3 of Neurath Power Station in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
djangojazz
Duh, we have a society set up to run on money over public welfare. That's capitalism. Money over people, change that or we will all die
Branedeadzero
No shit.
pflyers8710
Recycling was an idea created by companies to try to defer the blame from their mistakes. I still recycle but I’m mad when I do it.
RaxianTheta
activeracer28
Its almost like corporate lobbying and buying politicians is a bad thing. Oh wait, it is.
wholady
Semiflaccid
Wasnt it proven that like 90%+ of carbon emissions are produced by 10 companies worldwide? I'll try to find the link.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
90% of plastic pollution comes from 100 companies (50% comes from 20)
Skizzlesnap
Think that’s bad? Definitely don’t look into what the US military does. They produce more carbon emissions than multiple countries combined.
Rhythmaster
The biggest emitters of CO2 are the airline industry, agriculture especially beef, and cars and trucks.
Rhythmaster
But since all those things burn massive amounts of oil the oil companies are "responsible" for all that CO2, even though they are just
Rhythmaster
Supplying demand for oil... I see this study misinterpreted a lot like all the emissions are industrial and somehow separate from consumers
Rhythmaster
But that's kind of a red herring... the biggest source of CO2 emissions comes from burning fossil fuels, which our entire society depends on
Rhythmaster
It's not just a few companies behaving badly and causing emissions, its the entire society that's causing the CO2 emissions.
drbloodbathmc
70% IIRC
Ninjainslippers
Not even close. 20 corporations and 30%. US Military is the single largest source of CO2 emissions.
drbloodbathmc
Ah, I see where I went wrong. It’s top 10 are 30%, top 100 are 70%. My bad.
Rhythmaster
Its 70%, it's all oil companies, and no, shutting em down and getting all our oil from different companies wont reduce emissions.
EaNasirIsABastard
Yeah, but they are polluting to create products for consumers. It's a shared responsibility.
Ninjainslippers
This point gets completely missed. "Amazon is creating Co2!" Yes, and you use their servers and products daily.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
So, what, turn off all telecommunications?
Ninjainslippers
No, but if everyone single person reduced consumption by 40%, corporations would reduce production by 40%.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
Right, and since getting all people to act in lockstep is impossible, the onus for change falls upon the corporation
dracklen
Not exactly - if we have no or few alternatives, it’s onto the companies or government to have better policies.
Rhythmaster
Since they only care about money, stopping the flow or money for oil is the only way to stop them.
Rhythmaster
The companies won't make "better policies" their status quo is what's lucrative. Governments are unlikely to step in, for the same reason.
EaNasirIsABastard
There are alternatives. For example, the alternative to flying to the other side of the world for two weeks is to,,, not.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
Not really, no. I get no say in where and how things are produced and packaged and shipped
EaNasirIsABastard
Indirectly you do. If a lot of people stopped buying beef, then the price would fall and fewer farmers would produce beef.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
The price would rise as beef becomes a luxury product catering to the tastes of the wealthy
EaNasirIsABastard
Have you ever heard of supply and demand?
xyxyxyxy31
Ninjainslippers
No, the US military is the single biggest source of C02. 20 companies account for 30% of emissions.
Skizzlesnap
Semiflaccid
Well it wasnt 90% but still a lot https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/09/revealed-20-firms-third-carbon-emissions
MrHowe
Surprised how many are state owned.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
Lotta state airlines
TeeJizzm
If memory serves, the 90% figure was about river and ocean pollution. I'd have to look for a source on that, though.
Firebending
"It found that 90% of the emissions attributed to the top 20 climate culprits was from use of their products, such as petrol, jet fuel..."
CannibalisticHedgehog
Exactly why I get angry at advertisements telling me to "do my part for global warming". Fuck off, I cause a drop in the ocean compared 1/
CannibalisticHedgehog
To the billionaires and corporations! 2/2
Steffn
Then you should look into it instead of getting angry. Your personal CO2 emissions get attributet to the companies in that report.
CannibalisticHedgehog
Looking into it and changing my entire life wouldn't change anything one iota, which is why I get mad, they have the audacity to tell me 1/
CannibalisticHedgehog
That I'm the problem and I have to make all these efforts and changes to fix global warming when they're the problem and only they can 2/
fennecbutt
If consumers didn't buy stuff hueg dirty oil burning ships wouldn't need to cross the ocean to deliver iPhones. Companies should do better
StarscreamAndHutch
Ive seen like 6 big container ships pollute as much as all the cars in the US in a day.
jekath
What I heard it's worse. Only particles, though, not carbon emissions. Ships run on bunker oil and that stuff is like tar. It's almost
jekath
solid enough that you can stand on it and not sink. And there's no filtering the smoke, either. Cars run on cleaner fuel and diesel cars 2/
jekath
have a filter on the exhaust, that removes a lot of the particles. Cars still pollute, of course, but ships are awful.
ATerribleArtist
I never heard of this stuff before. Just looked it up. Holy fuck. 5000x more sulfur than diesel fuel and exhaust filters can't even help
jekath
I only heard about in some radio program. I hope I remembered it right.
tinydog
Jeebus.
BootsDusty
TallLightnHandsome
I like this. Building in the cost of remediation through a bond requirement before drilling sounds like a great idea.
ArcaneConjecture
This should be a no-brainer. I can't drive a car unless I'm insured against accidents I might cause. Why should oil wells be different?
BootsDusty
hauleraway
Biden approved the most permits on Federal land since Bush.
snikpmupgnihsamseht
Yeah, we know. We've always known. Ain't shit the poor can do about it except die.
ThicclikePaulBunyan
There's still time for a good ol' revolution.
Markamanic
Well, you could always drive less, or eat less meat, or do anything so the elite don't get slightly inconvenienced.
KleptoKea
Not true. Power in numbers. People need to fuckin get up and form a deafening collective voice.
Trelis
We could, of the rich hadn't managed to indoctrinate half the population into repeating their mantra. Can't fight the rich AND the stupid.
UnicornSausage
They've already prepared to move to New Zealand and let us die.
SJSHARPei
Never mind the mess we’re going to Mars next.
SililosS
Heh if they think they are gonna get away with that shit here, they have another thing coming.....
SonderingStrike
Oh there is plenty to be done, it just goes agai st the morals the elites instill in us. Learn from the French
KarateCanine
Well there is one thing, but honestly, I don't want to be the martyr that starts it.
Avanchnzel
If I didn't have kids man...the things I would do.
BayazTheBenevolent
I mean, we COULD eat them. We should eat them. Let's eat them.
ConstipatedVirgin
Woodchipper ‘em
FeedTheNachoMan
Just don't eat the brain, there's prions in there. Plus, I'm convinced that eating Bezos's brain will make his soul possess your body.
TotaltyNotCIA
you're giving that embarrassment to sacks of shit waaaaay too much credit
ChalkCoatedDonut
The poor, together, can stop their factories and blog their exhaust pipes, together.
MyCommentsUsuallyHaveTypos
Obligatory Shocked GIF >
Lanhdanan
They won't be so happy when their servants, slaves and mechanics are gone.
PicassoCT
https://www.ted.com/talks/jared_diamond_why_do_societies_collapse?language=en
snikpmupgnihsamseht
They'll have robots to replace us.
AntRam95
They’ll rebel
xaero13
And then they'll build an AI to save them that will go on to create the Reapers
mucotevoli
They're hoping Boston dynamics can fix that
mastikator
There will always be more disposable people
volkswagenorange
That's why banning birth control & abortion is important. When women control their own bodies, the result is fewer workers & consumers both.
RiskIt4ABiscuit
Fewer works born into situations where they cant escape the terrible jobs that no one wants to do.
Lanhdanan
There is always another Timmy
katidragon
TheTrueJoelBaker
Dammit Timmy
OldSchoolNewRules
and the farmers
Solonariwan
They'll just blame people for being lazy and not wanting to work for slave wages and take handouts from the gvt... Oh wait that's now
happyguide
We're looking at potentially 10 billion wage slave candidates on the planet within the next 50 years.
Lanhdanan
Bezos' wants space Amazon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TQFFH9gj8
bobisslack
Ah yes, but now we can die faster! That'll show 'em!
Devestator8888
Nooneinfamous
We all won't be required to die, just enough to optimize their quality of life and ROI. Also, it's time for killing.
tevyethemad
Listen to what Joe Hill said, Don't mourn, organize!
TheVenerableJudgeTaintyMcPoo
Link?
minipancho94
We can organize. But you know, the whole pandemic bit makes that quite hard.
ConstipatedVirgin
NotNotDeadpool
Have you considered... Murder?
skarreslave350
Murder is bad. Just destroy their stuff until they run out or change.
Uonnay
It's not murder, it's justice.
OhIfIMust
Please tell me you’re quoting that one zombie-assassin chick in Star Trek.
PirateRubberDuck
I have stuff to do and children to be responsible for. Being in jail would be quite inconvenient.
NotNotDeadpool
What about your kids? What's their opinion on being a child soldier assassin? Let them live full lives.
PirateRubberDuck
Lol, my daughter would like that idea.
SomeDumbBug
I'm an engineer. This was a challenge of "can it be done" and not "should it be done". I don't condone this, nor will I release designs....
SomeDumbBug
But a flying drone with a sniper with near perfect accuracy is entirely possible. It can keep stable while firing and hit a target.
SomeDumbBug
I built and tested it, just to see if it could be done, for the concept of hunting. I then realized assassination applications afterwards.
snikpmupgnihsamseht
Jesus.....