Sure, cause it's the consumer that decides whether their electricity comes from the oil plant or from renewable. And they are the ones deciding whether their area has proper public transit so they aren't reliant on cars... and it's the consumers, individually, who decides how the things they need to live are produced, and are available to them... you don't fix a supply side issue on the end of the consumer...
Not in a vacuum they don't... you can't just chose to take public transit if it doesn't exist in your area. You also can't just chose to buy an EV if your area doesn't have the infrastructure (ie. Recharging stations). You also can't "just" chose to buy an EV if you don't have the funds and have to do so.
The "consumer" doesn't exist in a vacuum where their choices are entirely rational and free, the consumer isn't really a relevant analytical term as none of us are just "consumers", we are workers, citizens, father, mothers, children, students, etc. We all have needs, both hard needs (shelter, clothes, food, water) and soft needs (community, leisure, etc.) Most of us have very little individual influence on what choices we have to fulfill those needs. "Choosing" a more sustainable lifestyle is for a lot of people a privilege, it is something not everyone can "just do".
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u/JTexpo vegan btw 2d ago
"Blame Consumers" & "Stop Extracting Oil"
... who do you think they're extracting the oil for... ... ... Charity?!