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Re:Carbon calculator: taking one flight emits as much as man... by rkachowski on Friday July 19, 2019 @09:43AM (#20478557)
Framing aircraft travel as a personal moral failure rather than a problem to overcome wrt climate change leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The idea that humans wishing to travel long distances in minimal times are somehow exploitative doesn't sit well, along with the implication that you can do your part by remaining in the section of earth you were born in.

Surely we should be focusing on solving the environmental and economic problems of air travel rather than painting it as a decadent and reckless means of moving around.

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Re:Carbon calculator: taking one flight emits as much as man... by tonyedgecombe on Friday July 19, 2019 @10:27AM (#20478910)
Surely we should be focusing on solving the environmental and economic problems of air travel rather than painting it as a decadent and reckless means of moving around.

I've yet to see any technology that is going to eliminate CO2 emissions from air travel whereas we have all the technology we need to get to zero carbon for pretty much everything else.

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