100 of the globe’s large corporations create 71% of carbon emissions worldwide. This adds up to about 26.4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases. The company China Coal alone produces 14.3% of these emissions. These numbers are insanely high, and a change in the world of corporate emissions is necessary. However, the load of these emissions does not fall solely on the shoulders of the corporations. The world’s wealthiest and most affluent are undeniably responsible for more carbon emissions than any other people, and because they are such big consumers, the corporations must produce more in order to keep up with the demand. Thus, altering the way in which companies are producing goods, and campaigning for the top percent of wealthy people to be mindful in their consumerism is vital for our planet.

Yes! So often I see advertisements and propaganda from such corporations speaking on the topic of the individuals carbon footprint, far too many people remain under the false assumption that they carry the burden of climate change and them alone. The very idea of a single persons carbon footprint was largely created by these corporations to force less powerful people into a guilt that would keep them more focused on personal responsibility while said corporations are avoiding anything even vaguely resembling responsibility for their own emissions. It would be infinitely more productive and important to, even in small high school classes, to focus on analysis and understanding of what these emissions mean and where they are really coming from.

I think you are right about how the Bourgeoisie play into the system and cause major emissions compared to the average individual but the diagnosis on how they did it was incorrect. It’s not about the consumption that they disproportionately accumulate though they do generally, it’s about how they create and support institutions that create a far larger effect than any individual no matter how wealthy could produce. An organization, a company, a government will always out produce an individual when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. What makes the bourgeoisie so dangerous is they control the means of production that the proletariat within our capitalist system are forced to operate. The bourgeoisies number one goal is to accumulate more profit and keep Institutions involved in their business stable by any means necessary. By this measure unethical and environmentally damaging practices are not disincentivized which create the problems that we see today. cultural shifts in what is acceptable for the individual to do  will never be enough to curtail the actions of the bourgeoisie  for it is the hand of the government that can only strike down these Godless, greedy, bastards.(place X multi millionaire or billionaire) Using a private jet and getting criticism for that will never be as effective as government policy making such actions either banned or heavily disincentivized. Corporations and the individuals that extract extreme wealth from them must be stopped if we don't want to see our world burn.

Calder is right on the money with it