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Re:A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach ... by paulcole on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:02AM (#35438232)
Tbh as society we don’t care that much about the environment and we like flying long distances in planes that go fast.

We say we care about the environment, but none of our actions (again, as a society) recently back that up in a real way.

Until the effects of climate change are felt in a very real way by people currently alive with something meaningful to lose, then there’s not much hope for people to do anything but look for another cool way to burn hydrocarbons.

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Re:A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach ... by londons_explore on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:25AM (#35438473)
Data backs this up. World oil production has been ~100 million barrels per day, and gradually increasing for many years (except the covid year).

People like to have recycling bins and eco friendly water bottles, but they don't think twice about driving a few hundred miles in a gas guzzling truck, producing as much CO2 as tens of thousands of water bottles.

Nor do they worry about firing up the AC or heating, burning loads of natural gas, far outweighing the little solar panels they put on the roof to look eco friendly.

It's all for show.

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Re:A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach ... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:38AM (#35438642)
> they don't think twice about driving a few hundred miles in a gas guzzling truck, producing as much CO2 as tens of thousands of water bottles

This is a strange complaint to levy while the world’s largest economies aggressively electrify their transportation systems.

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Re:A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach ... by londons_explore on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:40AM (#35438673)
That's one of the few places where what one does 'for show', and what might be an effective strategy overlaps...
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Re:A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach ... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:43AM (#35438705)
> one of the few places where what one does 'for show', and what might be an effective strategy overlaps

Heat pumps [1]?

[1] https://electrek.co/2023/03/31/heat-pump-sales-2022/

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Re:A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach ... by giraffe_lady on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:13AM (#35438349)
ah ok then well that's settled
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