Clark Stacey
1 min readDec 4, 2021

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https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions


29% of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. Fewer people drove during the pandemic, or at least they did in a few countries representing a fraction of the world’s population. But transportation of goods didn’t stop - goods like food, building materials, clothing, consumer products, etc. Do you use any of those things? Can your choices of what you buy and where it comes from influence the carbon impact of transporting it?
Then you have an individual carbon footprint.

25% of greenhouse gas emissions come from electricity generation, not counting industrial use. Do you use a 1200 watt microwave in your home? A 4000 watt clothes dryer? Air conditioning? Your choices as a consumer directly impact the amount of electricity that must be generated to support your community, therefore you have an individual carbon footprint.

Another 23% of greenhouse gases come from industry - mostly electricity generation from industry. Do you use any products created in factories? Do your choices as a consumer influence what products are made and how “green” they are? Then you have a personal carbon footprint.

Yes, large companies account for most greenhouse gas generation. Large companies serving the needs and preferences of individual people, whose individual choices absolutely have a measurable carbon footprint.

All that aside, I’m not sure I understand your disagreement with my overarching point, which is that we, WildWorks, are endeavoring to provide our customers with a lower-carbon option for interacting with a game economy. How is that blaming young adults for climate change?

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Clark Stacey
Clark Stacey

Written by Clark Stacey

Digital media executive, associate professor, board member, startup advisor, technology enthusiast, wilderness advocate. Former CEO at WildWorks.

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