Black Friday protesters hit back with 'Buy Nothing Day'
Even those who choose not to get on the road to take advantage of Black Friday deals can still negatively impact the environment.
According to the Economic Roundtable, Amazon’s trucking operations in Los Angeles in 2018 created an estimated $642 million in uncompensated public costs for noise, road wear, accidents, and harmful emissions.
And in 2018, Amazon estimated that its total carbon footprint equaled 44.4 million metric tons of CO2e, a carbon dioxide equivalent.
But some critics say that movements like “Buy Nothing Day” don’t actually do anything, because curbing individual shopping won’t make an impact. According to a 2017 study from the Climate Accountability Institute, just 100 companies were responsible for just over 70% of all the greenhouse gas emissions around the world.
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