By Ben Geman
The bottom line: “It’s tempting to say that whatever Kim [Kardashian] or Jay-Z or whoever does is just a distraction. In the end, of course, it’s policy. But: The buck stops with the consumer,” said Columbia University climate economist Gernot Wagner said via email.
- “That puts particular burden on those with the power to influence — and, more broadly, with the money and wherewithal to show the way,” adds Wagner, who has written on this topic.
Quoted in: “Personal behavior — even Taylor Swift’s — is a minor part of climate change” by Ben Geman, Axios (4 August 2022).