So they never actually meant to hit those targets?
Amaize said another reason corporations may appear to be retreating on their climate targets is a phenomenon she calls “green-hushing.” That is, as a result of anti-greenwashing legislation such as amendments to Canada’s Competition Act under Bill C-59, some companies might be reluctant to tout their environmental measures for fear of being sued for false claims.
A prominent example is the Pathways Alliance, a consortium of Canada’s six biggest oilsands companies, which removed almost all content from its website and social media feeds in June in response to C-59.
Why? Because capitalism only cares about immediate profit and nothing else. That’s always the answer
Actual quote I heard yesterday: “I don’t think net zero is possible without AI”
It’s a race to develop the Torment Nexus before civilization collapses from climate change disasters.
they can’t pretend anymore, so they’re dropping the pretense
Because it makes them more moeny and they realized the average person doesn’t give a shit so there’s no negative consequences.
Even your standard issue lib is at “do nothing because China exists, even though their per capita carbon footprint is 1/4 of Americans”.
Also, a lot of what’s counted as China’s carbon footprint is actually amerikkka’s outsourced footprint
They should be required to advertise their withdrawal as much as they did the rollout.
