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A new breed of supersonic executive jets will be even more polluting. The International Council on Clean Transportation, a think-tank, estimates that their emis
by sbayeta 8y ago
A new breed of supersonic executive jets will be even more polluting. The International Council on Clean Transportation, a think-tank, estimates that their emissions will be five to seven times greater than for standard jets. Boom, one of the startups hoping to produce these jets, has forecast that up to 2,000 such supersonic aircraft will be built by 2035.
They should make these guys go carbon neutral by installing CO2 scrubbers or similar for every plane they sell. There's no reason we all have to suffer the consequences of the super rich wasteful behaviour.
- minikites 8y agoThere's a reason the super rich lobby for smaller government and fewer regulations.
- ataturk 8y agoThe reason is because we don't matter and have no voice. Everything you think you have a voice about is just pretend illusion, like voting.
- mruts 8y agoMaybe we should make your car go carbon neutral? The percent of CO2 emissions from private jets is <1% in the US. Democracy shouldn’t be two wolves and a sheep deciding whats for dinner.
- eesmith 8y agoWell, yes. We should make your (and my and our) cars go carbon neutral. After all, and using you metaphor, these are the same wolves that said the sheep's car needed a catalytic converter ... and improved safety equipment.
- minikites 8y agoThe super rich are somehow the sheep in this metaphor?
- cylinder 8y agoor just tax carbon.