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minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agothe key was that the producers had to be forced to take action, as consumers had very little agency in choosing cfcs. no ad campaign for individual responsibility there, as there was really nothing you could do.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYeah but consumers already have choices when it comes to fossil fuels and they’re sticking with fossil fuels.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agomy point is that the consumers are not where change starts. it’s cheaper to run ad campaigns than it is to change the production process, but for CFCs they couldn’t do that.
the key was that the producers had to be forced to take action, as consumers had very little agency in choosing cfcs.
no ad campaign for individual responsibility there, as there was really nothing you could do.
Yeah but consumers already have choices when it comes to fossil fuels and they’re sticking with fossil fuels.
my point is that the consumers are not where change starts. it’s cheaper to run ad campaigns than it is to change the production process, but for CFCs they couldn’t do that.