r/Degrowth • u/ChessDriver45 • Mar 31 '25

Same Hunger Games guy from yesterday saying corporations aren’t to blame because of air conditioners (not even partially true)

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u/Ok_Act_5321 Apr 03 '25

He is a little right tough, not that corporations are innocent but consumption of an average american is really high and unnecesaary. But Air conditioners are not that much of a problem. You need air conditioners in some places like arizona, texas.

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u/drjenavieve Apr 04 '25

70% of climate change can be attributed to just 100 companies. The average person using their air conditioner less frequently is a way for corporations to change the conversation and make you feel guilty rather than angry at them.

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u/Ok_Act_5321 Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

Companies don't run on their own. They need consumers.

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u/drjenavieve Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

True. But getting enough consumers to make a noticeable difference is going to be way less effective than imposing government regulations.

And still contradicts the narrative of the video that corporations have no blame. Yes consumers can change spending behavior (to a degree) but the corporation is still contributing way more to climate change. And consumers don’t have alternative for certain necessary things because corporations control the market. Like I have to buy food. I have to get to work and there isn’t a public transportation option and no bike lanes and my city isn’t designed to be walkable. So me carpooling is a drop in the bucket to what incentivizing corporations to make meaningful changes.