r/NoStupidQuestions 23d ago

If the majority of pollution is coming from 100 companies, why are they not named specifically?

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u/Dilettante Social Science for the win 23d ago

Here you go.

The problem is that these 100 companies are all energy companies. And, as you might imagine, nearly everything you consume requires energy.

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u/BaronMontesquieu 23d ago

They are almost all energy companies.

The pollution is generated through consumption. We're all responsible for consumption.

As Dieter Helms (Britain's foremost climate economist) says, we have to curb our individual addiction to consumption.

The energy used is a direct consequence of people (me, you, everyone) using it and buying things that use it.

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u/PigTenis Tenis Pig 23d ago

Majority of eco-relatd PR lawsuits also come from 100 companies.

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u/Arclet__ 23d ago

I mean you can google the names if you want, the top companies are just oil and coal companies from differerent countries.

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u/skyderper13 REDACTED 23d ago

because