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[-] LineNoise@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Want to reduce your carbon footprint? The most effective thing you can do is blockade a carbon exporter.

Fact Check estimated that Australia's domestic emissions plus the emissions embedded in its exports added to 1,712 million tonnes in 2016.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-20/fact-check-australia-carbon-emissions-fossil-fuel-exports/11645670

Our domestic emissions were about 411 million tonnes that year.

https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/australia#what-are-the-country-s-annual-co2-emissions

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

The "carbon footprint" idea was popularized in a press campaign run by BP. It's purpose was to shift public attention away from the damage being done by the petroleum industry and shift blame onto individuals.

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