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authorJoe Carstairs <me@joeac.net>2026-06-04 10:45:27 +0100
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@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ same powers and interests – caused so much harm to the non-human world is
because 'we' stole stuff to make 'us' richer: land, trees, food, water. Thus
'our' consumption is what drives ecological catastrophe.
-The idea that green harms are driven by human prosperity is further reinforced
-with the language of 'carbon footprinting.' The idea seems innocuous enough: tot
-up the carbon emissions produced in the process of producing all the goods and
+The idea that green harms are driven by consumption is further reinforced with
+the language of 'carbon footprinting.' The idea seems innocuous enough: tot up
+the carbon emissions produced in the process of producing all the goods and
services consumed by a person, and you've got their 'carbon footprint,' their
personal contribution to global carbon dioxide emissions.