The carbon footprint is a scam. Capitalist corporations use it to blame individuals for their pollution.

The term "carbon footprint" was popularized in 2005 by BP (British Petroleum). This campaign was largely initiated to repair BP's image and divert attention from the massive emissions produced by the fossil fuel industry.

The concept began to frame environmental crises as "personal" issues by measuring individuals' energy consumption, transportation habits, and daily behaviors. However, companies like BP, Shell, and ExxonMobil remain responsible for the majority of emissions. Research shows that over 70% of all historical carbon emissions have been produced by just 100 companies, most of which are giants in the fossil fuel sector.

Scientists working on research funded by large corporations avoid blaming capitalism and instead focus on critiquing individual behavior.

The capitalist system seeks to conceal its responsibility for the environmental crisis through individualization tools like the carbon footprint. However, the real culprits are massive capitalist corporations and their profit-driven production systems. Environmental justice can only be achieved by overcoming capitalism and building a planned economy rooted in collective ownership. Addressing the environmental crisis requires collective, system-opposing resistance rather than individual actions.