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I agree it could have more evidence, but it seems very likely that this trip is far more carbon intensive than a normal plane trip since all the food and probab
by actuallyalys 3y ago
I agree it could have more evidence, but it seems very likely that this trip is far more carbon intensive than a normal plane trip since all the food and probably a number of other supplies and amenities have to be flown in.
That being said, I think the overall lifestyle of people who pay $65,000 to visit Antarctica is a bigger problem than trips to Antarctica. "just one hundredth of the world population (77 million individuals) emits about 50% more than the entire bottom half of the population (3.8 billion individuals)." [0]
[0] https://wir2022.wid.world/chapter-6/#tab_61b433da73d0e https://wir2022.wid.world/chapter-6/#tab_61b433da73d0e
- JCharante 3y agoIt’s a bigger problem with a bigger opportunity. We just need policies that impact 77 million people instead of policies that impact 3.8 billion people .