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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Ways corporations can reduce their carbon footprint.
There is no question that corporations contribute heavily to carbon emissions, especially from their unsustainable business practices. However, if these corporations became more considerate about the harm they cause to the environment, and take steps to reduce the harm, then these can be seen as steps in the right direction.
One way corporations can reduce their carbon footprint is to advocate for eco-friendly utilities, preferably ones that use renewable energy sources. A simple utility for this are solar panels. These panels result in clean, renewable electricity from solar energy.
Another way corporations can reduce their carbon footprint is participating in carbon offsetting programs. Carbon offsetting is the practice of compensating the creation of carbon emissions by taking part in programs that 'cancels out' or at least make equivalent reductions of carbon dioxide. This way, a sort of 'equivalent exchange' can be done in corporations that are mostly run by heavy carbon emissions.
One more method of reducing carbon footprint for corporations is the maintaining of supply chains, and making them energy efficient. This way, waste of resources can be diminished, and clear communication between stations of supply can be sustained.
An article about these practices can be found here: https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/how-to … -emissions
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