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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Power/Influence
Big companies influence individuals to buy more of their product. The way that companies manufacture and/or use this product can be hurtful to the environment. In the article we read, authors conclude that the simplest thing individuals can do is to buy less stuff. Though this is better for the planet, companies won't let this happen. They also say to borrow appliances, or grow your own food, which hurts the industries that are selling these products. Instead of changing their ways to make their products more eco-friendly, big corporations mask their wrong-doings with positive information, and continue to hurt the planet. Some companies even lie about their steps being taken to help the planet, and do these projects on a smaller scale - just so they don't get sued for false information - which won't help the movement overall.
Source: https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/w … rticle.pdf