Did you know that 11 people in 1 company made decisions that were responsible for 0.45% of all carbon emissions in 2020*? Sure, that doesn’t sound like much - except when you realize that the entirety of Africa only contributed 3.8% of global carbon emissions in 2020**.
In this episode, we talk about the difference between individual vs. corporate impact and action and the mindset shift needed to start viewing these companies as things that are made up of actual people.
What can we do? What can you do? Well, at the very least, you can grab some tea, get comfy, and hit that play button.
Links and resources:
Article | Who has contributed the most to global CO2 emissions
Article | Individual vs corporate responsibility
Article | The role of high-socioeconomic-status people in locking in or rapidly reducing energy-driven greenhouse gas emissions
Article | How companies blame you for climate change
Article | Corporate honesty and climate change: time to own up and act
Article | Climate Solutions at Work, presented by Drawdown Labs, is a how-to guide for employees looking to make every job a climate job.
Article | The evolution of carbon footprint measurement - ClimateTrade
Article | How the World’s Richest People Are Driving Global Warming
Article | The role of high-socioeconomic-status people in locking in or rapidly reducing energy-driven greenhouse gas emissions
Guide | Project drawdown - Climate solutions at work
Video | Why I Don't Care About Your Flight Emissions
*Video | How the Rich REALLY Cause Climate Change
**Report | CDP Africa report
Report | New report shows just 100 companies are source of over 70% of emissions
Willow Update | Biden’s approval of Willow project shows inconsistency of US’s first ‘climate president’
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-Brandee and Hannah
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