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border-radius: 4px; background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(211, 227, 253) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%); background-position: 75% 0px; background-size: 200% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s forwards highlight-animation;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="VhkxAe" jsuid="Ua0M9_b" data-processed="true">over 60%</span></mark><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="VhkxAe" jsuid="Ua0M9_c" data-processed="true"> of global greenhouse gas emissions</span>. This is because the production, transport, and use of goods and services for households\u2014including housing, food, transportation, and clothing\u2014generate a massive amount of emissions, both directly and indirectly through supply chains. 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font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: 600; padding-top: 0px;">Key impacts of consumer spending on greenhouse gas emissions<span jsuid="Ua0M9_n" class="txxDge notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&Ua0M9_n|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="Ua0M9_n,Ua0M9_o" data-processed="true" style="visibility: hidden;"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><button jsuid="Ua0M9_o" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="2fe7e144-8d82-4d38-bcf1-7e3954873a12" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&Ua0M9_n|S9kKve;mouseenter:&Ua0M9_n|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&Ua0M9_n|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=Ua0M9_n_C5gNJc;class=Ua0M9_n_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwj3k_X29tiQAxWhLzQIHTbuD2oQye0OegQIAhAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background: repeat rgb(229, 237, 255); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; 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padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="Ua0M9_10" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="VhkxAe" jsuid="Ua0M9_11" data-processed="true">Service sector:</span> Even services like healthcare, banking, and lodging have a considerable carbon footprint, with a large portion often coming from their supply chains.</span></li><span id="iiisKafemC6Hf0PEPtty_0AY_7" data-processed="true"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="Ua0M9_12" data-hveid="CAMQBA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="Ua0M9_13" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="VhkxAe" jsuid="Ua0M9_14">Income disparity:</span> The carbon footprint of consumption varies significantly by income. A study found that the wealthiest 21% of households were responsible for 61% of total emissions, and high-income households have a much higher per-capita carbon footprint.</span><span jsuid="Ua0M9_15" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&Ua0M9_15|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="Ua0M9_15,Ua0M9_16"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"> <button jsuid="Ua0M9_16" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="e9a95578-d5a3-49b1-930f-2b052695e7af" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&Ua0M9_15|S9kKve;mouseenter:&Ua0M9_15|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&Ua0M9_15|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=Ua0M9_15_C5gNJc;class=Ua0M9_15_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwj3k_X29tiQAxWhLzQIHTbuD2oQye0OegQIAxAF" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background: repeat rgb(229, 237, 255); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 28px; position: relative; 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display: inline-block; transform: rotate(135deg);"><svg style="margin-top: 3px;" fill="currentColor" width="12px" height="12px" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></span></button></span></span></div></span><span id="iiisKafemC6Hf0PEPtty_0AY_16" data-processed="true"><ul class="KsbFXc U6u95" jscontroller="mPWODf" jsuid="Ua0M9_1h" data-processed="true" style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="Ua0M9_1i" data-hveid="CAUQAA" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="Ua0M9_1j" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">While systemic changes from governments and industries are crucial, household consumption patterns are an essential component of climate policy.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="Ua0M9_1k" data-hveid="CAUQAQ" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; 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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">=============</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br>\u201c...many scientists say deep emissions cuts are necessary \u2026 to prevent \u2026 dangerous consequences of global warming. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">"Getting from here to there would require a massive economic shift.\u201d</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br>Rachel Pannett and Jeffrey Ball. \u201cAustralia Approves Energy Bill.\u201d <br>The Wall Street Journal p.A7, August 21, 2009</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u2028</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br>The energy transition is strictly necessary. But it\u2019s going to be very, very hard.<br><br> \u201cEvery sector of the economy will have to switch to new technologies, consumers will have to change behaviors, new supply chains will have to be built, and all this has to happen in every major economy, in just a few decades, and at the cost of a whole generation\u2019s savings,\u201d BloombergNEF\u2019s Michael Liebreich wrote in 2023. \u201cWhat could be harder?\u201d</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br>Well, a business-as-usual scenario would be harder. In a trajectory where the world does not curb its greenhouse gas emissions, climatic conditions would soon become untenable for much of the world, leading to major food shortages and dangerous levels of political unrest, among other crises.</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Decarbonization is going to be brutal, but a failure to act has resulted in a \u2018code red for humanity.\u2019 Ultimately, we can make it easier for ourselves. We should start by being realistic about the challenges we face so we can plan together how to overcome them. </div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br>Ollprice.com May 1, 2024</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br>The Cold Hard Truth About Renewable Energy Adoption</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br>By Haley Zaremba</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br>https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Cold-Hard-Truth-About-Renewable-Energy-Adoption.html</div>
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