Let me guess - it's either a fine, or a set of rules that in the first place doesn't even apply to those running the corporations that are actually ruining the planet (or have enough loopholes for them to get away through), either way, it'll only be poor people who are impacted, as always.
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
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Definitely won't apply to corporations; just like how your neighbor can't torture a cow but factory farms can torture ten thousand of them.
Well you know. A death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a flourishing business.
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While damaging the environment is already a civil offence in most countries, recognition of ecocide elevates the most egregious cases to a crime – with accompanying penalties.
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The definition seems aimed at corporations but it's pretty vague. Performative. Nothing will come of it.