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Flying in a plane is basically the most carbon intensive thing normal people do. It's something like 1/4 ton of CO2 per hour per person. Per capita carbon emiss

by n8ta 4y ago

Flying in a plane is basically the most carbon intensive thing normal people do. It's something like 1/4 ton of CO2 per hour per person. Per capita carbon emission in the US are ~15ton/yr. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon...)

xwdv 4y ago
So being on a flight means that flight generates 1/4 ton of CO2 per hour more than if you weren’t on it?
- yownie 4y ago
  don't be facetious, less demand for flights means less frequently scheduled flights. extraneous flying results in more production of CO2 in more massive quantities.