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Shifting responsibility to consumers minimises the role of energy industry and policymakers, University of Sydney research suggests

It’s not unusual to see individuals championed as heroes of climate action, with their efforts to install rooftop solar and buy electric cars promoted as pivotal in the fight to save the planet. Hero figures can motivate others to follow suit, but a University of Sydney study suggests the way the energy sector shapes this narrative sets individuals up to fail. Assoc Prof Tom van Laer, a co-author of the study, said the “net zero hero” story could be understood as the latest evolution in a long history of industry shifting environmental responsibility on to individuals. The beverage industry was early to the game, promoting recycling to shift the burden of waste disposal on to consumers in the 1970s. Van Laer said the “net zero hero” narrative was prevalent in the many public reports, press releases and documents published by energy companies and policymakers. “These include encouraging behaviours like turning off unneeded appliances and upgrading to more efficient ones, framed as crucial personal contributions towards broader emission reduction goals,” he said. “However, such promotions often downplay the sector’s own significant role in reducing emissions.” Electricity generation is responsible for close to half of Australia’s emissions, based on 2021 International Energy Agency estimates, with transport and industry also major emitters. Van Laer said individual climate warriors could be motivational and had helped drive a number of grassroots movements. But when individuals are put on a pedestal in the absence of tangible corporate and government policies to decarbonise, these narratives can breed feelings of helplessness and disengagement rather than empowerment.

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I just want to no longer exist

No matter how hard I try to logic my way to keep living, the reasons to stick around are dwindling fast. When your fellow humans decide that money is more valuable than lives, it's hard to see a way out of all of this without a lot of suffering. I've had enough suffering in my life for several lifetimes.

My husband has a job, but lives in a hotel because we can't find a place to live because he fucked up our finances SO BADLY that nobody wants to rent to us. We have the money. The past is the problem. I don't want to be touched by him, or anyone for that matter, because the thought of human touch makes me cringe. I never used to be like this.

I started perimenopause at age 34 because I was exposed to too much PFAS because Dupont invented teflon down the road. Having a hypersensory processing disorder makes every day a living nightmare because my body is a beachball, my senses are fucked up, my hormones are doing stupid shit, and there are zero resources available for people like me. I have nerve damage in my face which makes me want to cut my head off, but doctors won't give me adequate pain management despite no issues with compliance. I moved, and new doctors wouldn't continue my medication because they were uncomfortable with it. I am uncomfortable every minute of every day. Even my dreams are filled with pain... when I can get sleep.

The world is on fire, in so many ways. While there are glimmers of hope, it's far too late to reverse the damage that's been done and I don't see a way out, despite my peers being among the world's most intellectually gifted people. They don't see things getting better either. Canary in a coal mine.

My family is falling apart. My aunt is giving up because her son and grandsons never communicate with her because they're "too busy". I am trying to visit my lonely relatives as much as I can because I know all too well how loneliness feels. My parents are basically adult children, with one seeing the world through rose colored glasses and the other with the social abilities of a 15 year old. My one 35 year old sister takes advantage of their kindness by hoarding in their home, paying no bills, contributing nothing despite having a job. She doesn't even pay for her rescue dog's medical bills.

If I stepped away from all of this, it wouldn't make things better. I'd feel isolated and like I'm not contributing. If I stay in it, I am guaranteed a life of more stress. Damned if I do, damned if I don't.

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Googleplay and the Apple store need to take more responsibility for the apps they allow on their platforms. Seriously, these corporations have more money than some countries and they do not pay their fair share of taxes in the US. Google and Apple can afford to hire humans to make sure these apps aren't going against the wishes of the legit sites and the content creators. The fanfic (unofficialao3) app and others like it are disgusting even if it's only a skin. Don't download or open these apps, I bet they have malicious code to data mine your personal information. That is also another issue I have with Google and Apple...we download at our own risk. It does not appear that Google or Apple even bother to research these apps until thousands of people complain.

So yes pocket fanfic is crap but Google and Apple enable these shenanigans without any responsibility for the security of the consumer. There should be more anger towards these corporations, they have the money but no will to help.

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