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Indeed. The use of private jets to assemble all the business leaders to one central location to talk about the issue of climate change does not do much to reas
by starkd 4y ago
Indeed. The use of private jets to assemble all the business leaders to one central location to talk about the issue of climate change does not do much to reassure people the issue is a serious one. I'm not against wealth, but jet engines emit more carbon into the atmosphere than most individuals do in a year. The fact none are willing to forego their private jets for commercial air speaks volumes. Either they don't seriously believe in the threat or they don't think any of these plans are going to have any serious affect. The environmental movement has come to resemble more a corporate marketing campaign than any kind of serious science.
- thelastgallon 4y agoPrivate jets and yatchs are exempt from carbon taxes in Europe [1]! This makes it even more obvious how much business 'leaders' and politicians care. [1] https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/yachts-be-exempt-eus-carbon-pricing-plan https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/yachts-be-exempt-eus-carbo...
- la64710 4y agoWhat about the unnecessary face to face business and company meetings ? They make up the bulk of air travel. Ban all those until zero emission flights are a reality
- BlargMcLarg 4y agoCancel it all, really. But that's the thing, for some reason business leaders are largely immune to any changes necessary to fight emissions, until the politicians decide to pick a specific boogeyman and go hard on it. And even that fails most of the time. Even here, while we technically have a law to keep employers from trying to keep individuals from coming to the office unnecessarily, there are so many social factors and caveats it is very, very difficult for individuals to call upon that law.
- starkd 4y agoBut that's just the point. It's not just business leaders who are disregarding their own actions. The environmental agendas are fully behind them. They've been co-opted as part of this corporate boondoggle. It leads you to believe they don't even truly believe the hyperbole about a catastrophe.