Kaufman: Montreal Protocol succeeded through regulation, not consumer guilt
Mark Kaufman · Your ‘carbon footprint’ is a marketing ruse · Dec 15, 2021 · at 17:36
Climate reporter Mark Kaufman uses the Montreal Protocol to argue that environmental crises require regulatory phase-outs rather than individual consumer responsibility.
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“We wouldn't have gotten there if instead of having global nations all agree together to phase out these ozone-depleting chemicals, if the solution was, hey, try to reduce your ozone footprint. Try to use less hairspray, folks. That wouldn't have gotten us anywhere.”
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