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even without the lead, the CO2 impact of general aviation is pretty high. General Aviation is a rich-mans activity which the rest of society bears the brunt of.
by bushbaba 4y ago
even without the lead, the CO2 impact of general aviation is pretty high. General Aviation is a rich-mans activity which the rest of society bears the brunt of. If you want to fly a plan for fun great, go to the countryside and do it and payoff the land-owners for the nuisance
- dreamcompiler 4y agoNumber of active GA aircraft in US: 220,000 [0] Number of cars on the road in US: 284,000,000 [1] [0] https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/general-aviation-safety https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/general-aviation-safety [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/859950/vehicles-in-operation-by-quarter-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/859950/vehicles-in-opera... The CO2 impact of GA doesn't even rise to the level of "in the noise" compared to that of cars. This doesn't make it good, but it does make the problem low priority.
- dTal 4y agoThere's a social justice angle on that - cars are an essential tool for almost everyone to live in the US, while GA is an impractical rich person's hobby. Keeping GA convenient at the expense of the environment and public health should also be low priority.
- p_l 4y agoRich person's hobby is a small slice of GA