How much responsibility do corporations have for the climate crisis and for stepping up with solutions?
Here at the ISCFC we are committed to promoting personal, community, national and planetary solutions to reduce our environmental impacts and boldly confront the climate crisis. But as individuals, we can feel powerless when there are huge corporations -such as the fossil fuel industry and factory farms– that are disproportionately responsible for carbon emissions of the past and the present.
What should we do about this? Do you agree that corporations should do more? And if so, what does that mean exactly? How do we persuade or impel polluting industries to change their ways?
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Should corporations be held responsible for producing carbon emissions
Self explanatory. Most major names in the corporate sphere are directly making this problem worse by using devices and technology that creates a huge amount of pollution. These products are usually invented by the corporate mega giants themselves and if not, should they still be penalized for using these emission-enhancing methods?
YES they should be responsible. If they can predict their stock prices, then they can also predict the damage they can do in the future. If they're trying to prevent it, then great! But most companies don't really care in my experience.
Corporations should be held responsible for their carbon emissions. Just 100 companies are responsible for causing 70% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. They should not just be able to destroy the environment and have no consequences. Companies like Shell, BP, and Chevron are committing to managing their greenhouse gasses. What they are doing is not enough because they know their companies' effects and are only changing to avoid a backlash.