If the 90 companies most responsible for climate change are investor-owned or state-owned, then their activities can be influenced by shareholders and citizens. Change is possible, but the culprits need to be held accountable by us. Who is to blame for climate change? Nearly two-thirds of all man-made global warming emissions from 1751 – 2010 can be traced back to just 90 companies, according to a 2013 report in the journal Climatic Change. And 30 percent of emissions were produced by just the top-producing 20. Of the 90 companies, 50 are investor-owned (Chevron, Exxon, and BP are among the worst offenders), 31 are state-owned companies and nine are government industries. As the report demonstrates, a relatively small number of companies and individuals hold much of the responsibility for the havoc wrecked on our planet by carbon emissions. And — surprise, surprise — several of these highest-emitting companies have funded the climate denial movement. Posted by Sean Ellis
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:14:47 +0000