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I appreciate your concern about CO2 emissions and the effort you're making to reduce your own carbon footprint. It's important to be conscious of our impact on
by yosito 4y ago
I appreciate your concern about CO2 emissions and the effort you're making to reduce your own carbon footprint. It's important to be conscious of our impact on the environment. I wanted to share some of the ways I also work to reduce my carbon emissions and help address climate change.
While it's true that I have taken a number of international flights over the past decade, I am very conscious of my carbon footprint in other areas of my life. For example, I've made the choice not to have children, I don't own a car and I live a minimalist lifestyle not buying unnecessary consumer goods. These decisions significantly reduce my overall emissions.
In terms of air travel, it's worth noting that commercial flights account for about 2-3% of global carbon emissions. When we consider the per-person emissions on a commercial flight, it is generally lower than that of other forms of transportation like cars, especially when flights are near capacity.
That said, I completely understand the concern around flying, which is why I purchase carbon offsets for all my flights. This helps to balance out the emissions created by my air travel. Additionally, my professional career is dedicated to working on climate science and finding innovative technical solutions to climate change. In this way, I am actively contributing to the global effort to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
It's important to remember that while individual actions do matter, the largest contributors to climate change are industrial emissions and companies that prioritize profit over the environment. By focusing on these larger culprits and supporting policies and initiatives that hold them accountable, we can create a more significant impact on reducing emissions.
- xnx 4y agoThis is an impressively thorough and considered response.
- uw_rob 4y agoNot to accuse anyone, but it's written in the style of ChatGPT.
- stavros 4y agoYeah, that's what I thought of immediately as well. I think it was the first two paragraphs that did it.
- shawabawa3 4y agoI'm getting a strong impression it was written by GPT Seems overly long/verbose/conscientious for a human
- yosito 4y agoI can assure you that I am a very conscientious human and that this was a genuine response.
- uw_rob 4y agoHonest question: Was ChatGPT used to edit the response here? I do not doubt that the response represents your opinion.
- distcs 4y agoI think the current LLM and GPT overdose has really affected the quality of discussions here. Write a long and thoughtful response and be immediately accused of being a GPT! What is happening to this forum! I mean how lazy these commenters have to be that their only complaint is "possibly written by GPT"?! Is there something wrong or incorrect in the comment? If yes, then say that! Is there something unclear? Say thta! Is there something insightful to add to the comment? If yes, then say that!
- bitcurious 4y agoIt’s not verbose, it just follows the same best practice. State premise, expand for a bit, restate premise. ChatGPT leans heavily on that style, mostly because people do.
- edanm 4y agoWhere do you buy carbon offsets? I don't fly nearly as much as you but I would like to buy offsets when I do fly (and in general.)
- blueberrypie 4y agoI use Wren (YC S19) which is a monthly subscription (pay what you want) for projects like biochar, tree planing, and refrigerant destruction: https://www.wren.co/projects https://www.wren.co/projects
- yosito 4y agoIt varies. A lot of airlines offer carbon offsets directly as an option when you buy your ticket. Also, sometimes I buy mine in bulk and not per-flight. Here's a good overview of buying carbon offsets for flights: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/everything-you-need-to-know-carbon-offsetting-flights/ https://thepointsguy.com/guide/everything-you-need-to-know-c...
- edanm 4y agoThanks, I'll read it. I saw that Airlines offer carbon offsets but I'm not sure I trust them.