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Disincentivizing air travel could have a big impact on climate change as well. I don't understand why those who want to do something about climate change still
by macinjosh 7y ago
Disincentivizing air travel could have a big impact on climate change as well. I don't understand why those who want to do something about climate change still fly around the country/world like its nothing. A single plane ride from NYC to LA emits about 20% of the greenhouse gases your vehicle does each YEAR. 5 trips in one year and you've essentially been running a second car for that year. [0]
If you care about climate change and you still fly I can't take you seriously.
[0]: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/climate/airplane-pollution-global-warming.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/climate/airplane-pollutio...
- harimau777 7y agoAre there reasonable alternatives? I.e. ones that don't take a week to get there and have a similar price?
- throwawaymath 7y ago> A single plane ride from NYC to LA emits about 20% of the greenhouse gases your vehicle does each YEAR. I can't immediately tell from the source NYT cites, but is that 20% of one person's vehicle emission, or 20% of the aggregate vehicle emission of all passengers? If it's the former, that might not be a great way to frame the problem since cross-country flights typically have hundreds of passengers.
- knz42 7y agoIt's 20% of one person. One single flight spews many car-years worth of greenhouse gases.