The point of that statement is to reframe consumers as the problem, when the problem is the fossil fuel companies
This isn’t wrong, but it would also be a mistake to ignore her altogether. The wider point she is making is that many of the people protesting Woodside’s actions are also consumers. Home energy in particular is something people take for granted. People also don’t think about the energy it takes to order stuff online, or to buy asparagus and avocados from Mexico etc.
Woodside exists to make money. They make money by meeting a demand that we the consumers are providing. I’m no exception here, so this isn’t a soapbox spiel. We need to work toward a renewable future, but simply are not yet in a position where we can avoid burning any fossil fuels as well. If we accept that we need fossil fuels in our world for the moment, it is our responsibility to keep the Woodsides of the world to practices that are as sustainable for the planet as possible, not only sustainable for their profit margins.
Hold these people to a high standard, yes. But don’t ignore the difference millions of people can also make. Don’t simply go “eh, my teeny carbon footprint is insignificant next to Woodside’s” - because collectively all our footprints together are in fact a bit significant.
but it would also be a mistake to ignore her altogether
Just because she might be factually correct doesn’t mean her comment, in context, is worth listening to. It’s a bad-faith deflection. It’s pretty bloody unlikely that people who care about fossil fuels are oblivious to their own decisions. She’s not teaching anyone something we don’t know, or making a valuable point. She’s trying to tarnish the character of her critics by (falsely) suggesting that their own consumption makes it hypocritical to criticise Woodside.
We’re consumers of her energy because our choice is currently that or nothing. This company has a stranglehold on our energy industry to the point that they have bought politicians and crushed green energy alternatives. Now she’s calling us hypocrites for not using those non existant alternatives.
This bitch is ruining humanity. A cold, souless, ruthless business minded kunt that would destroy the very biological life support systems we need to survive just to improve her own power and make money for already incredibly rich stakeholders that couldn’t spend the wealth it always has
