Shell defeats landmark climate ruling ordering cut in carbon emissions
Oil and gas company had challenged 2021 ruling that it must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030
Ah, the "if we don't do it someone else will"-defense. A classic.
It's the Tragedy of the Commons defense
"But what if we try to stop destroying the planet and someone else keeps making more profits by continuing to do so?! How is that fair on our shareholders?
How are we supposed to keep increasing our revenue under those conditions? I don't think you are thinking about what's really important here"
I hate that this is basically accurate and I also hate that "but Tommy over there isn't yet forced to do his homework so I'm not doing mine" is a legally winning argument.
Well, at this point I'm just rooting for nature to take its course, which it will.
I'd prefer Eco terrorism.
If the options are "I die, my pets die, my entire family dies, a slow painful climate and pollution-driven death"
Vs
"these 20 companies get permanently shut down, their resources reallocated, their infrastructure dismantled and repurposed, their employees find new jobs potentially repurposong said industry, and executives get locked in solitary for the rest of their lives"
I know which I'd pick.
And if it's legal to use lethal force when defending one's life and one's family, then it's legal to use lethal force to defend one's life and family
Companies can die without a single real human being hurt.
So ordered.
you and me both
Unfortunately, I think the answers are not things anyone should post online.
The first amendment allows for free speech the second amendment affords the citizenry the right to bear arms to protect against tyranny. The corpocracy is tyranny.
Hey it was nice knowing y'all.
Fucking oil companies are literally going to willfully kill us all in the name of profit if Trump doesn't beat them to it.
They'll scorch the Earth as long as they continue making money as it burns
...and they'll tell us how green they are as they do it.
Theres no saving this planet is there?
Oh the planet will survive. It's us and everything we love that won't.
Nope...
If anyone talks about buying carbon credits, just punch them in the face.
