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In 2019 the US used 18.27 billion gallons of fuel from airlines. If we limited flights to once a week we would save an amazing amount of fuel and increase fligh
by friendlydog 5y ago
In 2019 the US used 18.27 billion gallons of fuel from airlines. If we limited flights to once a week we would save an amazing amount of fuel and increase flight occupancy, and decrease consumption as people would need to decide if the trip really needed a week layover if they couldn't take care of the problem in a 24 hour period. Much more than crypto consumption unless I am wrong.
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Commercial aviation makes up 918 million metric tons of carbon.
Bitcoin mining makes up 22 million metric tons.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoI'm up for doing both!
- killingtime74 5y agoYour example shows the opposite of what you intend. Civil aviation has many positive effects. Bitcoin is questionable in this regard and yet is a non negligible fraction of a massively socially significant activity like flying