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What if Everyone Did Something to Slow Climate Change? Researchers are looking at the impact that individuals’ actions can have on reducing carbon emissions — and the best ways to get people to adopt(www.nytimes.com)

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paddirn@lemmy.world
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That’s cool, could we also compare that to what would happen if the wealthy and corporations also put in their fair share of individual action too?

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Gloomy@mander.xyz
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Having a consumer base that is aware of and cares about the environment is going to help a lot on that regard.

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