2026-03-21 13:55 UTC
@bigz
"It blows my mind that a single intercontinental flight uses up one person's entire #climate compatible emissions."
We haven't taken a plane since 15 years for that very reason:
A friend tracked her carbon footprint for a year, and while she led an almost impeccably sustainable life with a *below* average GHG foot print, the intra-European flights she took for a summer vacation (🇩🇪 from to 🇪🇸 and back) crushed her total GHG emissions.
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@bigz@ohai.social 2026-03-21 14:32
@proscience I also made the calculation and I was really surprised to see that with a few key steps (efficient heating, solar panels, electric car etc.) I came well below the sustainable emission level. Even one or two short flights would be OK(ish), but longer ones utterly blow up the score. And I see no technological alternative, electric planes are not possible... just no-fly.