ABSTRACT

Large-scale structural change is essential if we are to decarbonize the economy rapidly enough to avert the worst of global warming. Individual actions by the well-meaning won’t be enough. Yet the two aren’t mutually exclusive, and there are both moral and pragmatic reasons to do both at the same time. Individuals must act collectively, as engaged citizens, to push governments and fossil fuel companies to change their behavior. But actions to reduce our own individual carbon footprints can also change the culture so that political change in favor of decarbonization becomes more likely.

中文翻译：

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向绿色经济过渡：我们作为公民的责任是什么？

摘要

如果我们要足够迅速地使经济脱碳，以防止最严重的全球变暖，那么大规模的结构改革就必不可少。善意的个人行动是不够的。但这两者并不互相排斥，并且有道德和务实的理由同时进行这两者。个人必须作为参与的公民集体行动，以推动政府和化石燃料公司改变其行为。但是，减少我们自己的个人碳足迹的行动也可以改变文化，从而使支持脱碳的政治变革变得更有可能。