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Seems simple enough when the mantra is Profit before risk. If companies such as Apple would also consider softer things like Human Rights, a lot would be diff

Seems simple enough when the mantra is Profit before risk. If companies such as Apple would also consider softer things like Human Rights, a lot would be different. But companies will always do what brings in the most profit, such as the creative Latvian blend by Shell: https://frontierindia.com/shell-to-buy-russian-oil-blend-latvian-to-circumvent-sanctions-stares-at-5-billion-loss/ https://frontierindia.com/shell-to-buy-russian-oil-blend-lat...

fibers 5y ago
If companies actually gave a shit about climate risks down the line and developed significantly different ways on how to reduce co2 emissions this would not be an issue. As it stands, the world is forced to import and consume an insane amount of oil to keep the lights on. As far as I can tell no one says anything about what's happening in Nigeria regarding human rights violations so I guess who is to say about the victims who happen to not have fair skin.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  I look around and see lots of people buying pickup trucks and SUVs with 4L+ engines for casual use, 3k+ sq ft houses for 3 or 4 people, and flying to Hawaii for vacation. None of it seems forced. The world rewards the companies that give them what the world wants.
- nradov 5y ago
  Most places don't import and consume much oil to keep the lights on. Worldwide only a small fraction of electricity production comes from burning petroleum products.
- sharken 5y ago
  Now that you bring up Nigeria, i am not sure skin color is the number one issue. According to [1] and [2] there are problems in the south-east and to some degree also south-west. Nigeria is right now divided into 50% Muslim and 50% Christian and it looks like the Christian part of the country in the South is unhappy with that. I could very well be wrong here, but it seems to be too much of a coincidence. [1] https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/467985-nigeria-suffering-from-human-rights-violations-despite-democratic-progress-nhrc.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/467985-nigeria... [2] https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/nigeria https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/niger...

fibers 5y ago

If companies actually gave a shit about climate risks down the line and developed significantly different ways on how to reduce co2 emissions this would not be an issue. As it stands, the world is forced to import and consume an insane amount of oil to keep the lights on. As far as I can tell no one says anything about what's happening in Nigeria regarding human rights violations so I guess who is to say about the victims who happen to not have fair skin.

lotsofpulp 5y ago
I look around and see lots of people buying pickup trucks and SUVs with 4L+ engines for casual use, 3k+ sq ft houses for 3 or 4 people, and flying to Hawaii for vacation. None of it seems forced. The world rewards the companies that give them what the world wants.
nradov 5y ago
Most places don't import and consume much oil to keep the lights on. Worldwide only a small fraction of electricity production comes from burning petroleum products.
sharken 5y ago
Now that you bring up Nigeria, i am not sure skin color is the number one issue. According to [1] and [2] there are problems in the south-east and to some degree also south-west. Nigeria is right now divided into 50% Muslim and 50% Christian and it looks like the Christian part of the country in the South is unhappy with that. I could very well be wrong here, but it seems to be too much of a coincidence. [1] https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/467985-nigeria-suffering-from-human-rights-violations-despite-democratic-progress-nhrc.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/467985-nigeria... [2] https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/nigeria https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/niger...