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Bread and Circuses

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 14:40:57

It's not us. It's them.
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Private jet flights have soared in recent years, with the resulting climate-heating emissions rising by 50 percent, a comprehensive global analysis has revealed.

The assessment tracked more than 25,000 private jets and almost 19 million flights between 2019 and 2023. It found almost half the jets traveled less than 500 kilometers (311 miles) and 900,000 were used “like taxis” for trips of less than 50 kilometers (31 miles).

Private flights, used by just 0.003 percent of the world’s population, are the most polluting form of transport. The researchers found that passengers in larger private jets caused more CO2 emissions in an hour than the average person did in a year.
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FULL STORY ➡️ grist.org/transportation/used-

Screenshot from top of linked article. Headline says: "Used like taxis – soaring private jet flights drive up climate heating emissions." Below this is a photo of a luxurious private jet flying through the sky.

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Charlie the Anti-Fascist Dog

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 14:42:47

@breadandcircuses how many times did harris or biden bring this up during the campaigns? let me see here ... checking notes ... it looks like never.

democrats aren't serious people.

GhostOnTheHalfShell

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 14:56:11

@arrrg @breadandcircuses

Too busy playing candy crush on their jet

Cheddar Goblin

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 15:05:24

@breadandcircuses This is another reason why I can't take seriously the folks who push individual responsibility for fighting climate change. Just ride your bike more! Recycle! Eat tofu! It will all be fixed then! Bullshit. Rich assholes need to be stopped.

(I think it's pretty much too late anyways, but I'm always up for ending some billionaires just out of principle)

Bread and Circuses

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 15:08:53

@CheddarGoblin Heh, watch for my next post, coming up in a few minutes.

Alexandro Lacadena 📷

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 15:09:17

@breadandcircuses it is ridiculous... They don't care about anything, and politicians won't do anything against them (I guess that one France did something for that). But, as I'm always saying, we also play an important role as individuals. If we reduce our emissions, buy products from responsible brands (like Patagonia, Picture, @fairphone ...) instead of products from AliExpress and brands that don't care about human rights and global warming... If we do that, we are improving our world. And yes, one of us is nothing, but if we, all of us, small individuals, do that... Damm, we would change the world

canleaf08 ⌘  ✅

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 16:14:48

@breadandcircuses the rich got so over themselves with their stoopid RTO mandates. They work from home, super commute with their jets around the world. Ban in person conferences!

Aho

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 16:26:13

@breadandcircuses the ship transports for all the gods we use ain't that environment friendly either and they are seldom included in countries pollution calculations as they are mostly on international waters.

Sure that don't excuse the private flights at all, but selecting things produced locally can ship in towards saving the environment.

Scotty Trees

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 17:15:47

@breadandcircuses by the time we all get around to actually doing something it’ll be far too late

RejZoR

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 17:43:22

@breadandcircuses Duuuuuh. They do this shit and we're suppose to drop the avocado on toast because that has CO2 footprint or some shit. The rich always guilt trip us for shit like this.

Hot Dog Water, NotZee Squasher

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 17:55:10

@breadandcircuses

In matching diabolical maniac billionaire-thinking, we should fund a way to alter gravity just enough to pull them shiny little winged sardines down to the ground, like dropping a foil-wrapped burrito off a building.

Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 18:01:52

@breadandcircuses

"Use jets while you still can."

Flying only became commonplace in the 70s.
It's a blip.

It will quickly become an insignificant event on the human timeline.

TomWilsonYEG

Föderation EN Do 14.11.2024 18:02:57

@breadandcircuses
Let's blame global warming on the rich:

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