Just 1% of people are responsible for half of all toxic emissions from flying.

  • vivadanang
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    1 year ago

    5.3%

    that’s 5.3% of the carbon emissions that don’t actually contribute to the economy in a useful way. We will have to continue burning carbon to transport food and goods; transporting rich assholes to davos? fuck’em. if they want to go that bad get on commercial (GODS FORBID FIRST CLASS) or hop on the fucking yachts they all love.

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      1 year ago

      5.3% is commercial airlines. 5.3% includes all air travel including commercial and commercial makes up 70% of that 5%. If you’re going to argue against something, get it straight what you’re actually arguing about.

      Also, you’re insane if you think that commercial aviation and transport don’t contribute to the economy. How do you think your cell phone that you’re using to type this nonsense got to you?

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        How do you think your cell phone that you’re using to type this nonsense got to you?

        Very probably on a boat.

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          Do you live in China? If not, it may have gotten to you by a combination of means definitely involving an airplane. Even if it didn’t make it to you directly, it likely travelled to several different places before it even got in your hands and the likelihood of an airplane being part of that is extremely high.

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            1 year ago

            good for it, it’s part of commerce. flying rich assholes around the world not so much. fuck off.

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              1 year ago

              No one’s talking about rich assholes. We’re talking about the top 1% of travelers. That may include some rich assholes but that’s not what the article is talking about. It’s talking about the top 1% of travelers which also includes scientists, public figures, and missionaries.

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        1 year ago

        transporting rich assholes to davos? fuck’em. if they want to go that bad get on commercial (GODS FORBID FIRST CLASS) or hop on the fucking yachts they all love.

        since you obviously didn’t read it the first time.

        • Zoolander@lemmy.world
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          What are you talking about? The article isn’t talking about the 1% richest. It’s talking about the top 1% of commercial travelers.