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You can make it seem like there's no effect if people simply ride airplanes then disappear. There's a whole economy before, during, and after. People taking tr
by fiblye 6y ago
You can make it seem like there's no effect if people simply ride airplanes then disappear.
There's a whole economy before, during, and after. People taking trips on airplanes are often riding taxis and pumping CO2 into the air, buying up loads of goods during their trip that needs to be processed and manufactured (clothes, knick knacks, excess food), and so on. Countries and regions with economies dependent on tourism are taking huge hits to their GDP. That'll likely be reflected in lower emissions.
- xvilka 6y ago> riding taxis and pumping CO2 into the air, buying up loads of goods during their trip that needs to be processed and manufactured (clothes, knick knacks, excess food), and so on. People would do exactly this locally as a substitute for travel. It might be a boon for a local economy, but doesn't help with carbon and other types of emissions.
- fiblye 6y agoTravel is a time of excess. There’s a lot of cost beyond just the airplane tickets. Those costs come from somewhere.