The Climate Change Thread
Absolutely nothing about driving that car around screams “I’m a complete and utter cunt” - nothing
Excellent thread here, there’s quite a bit of stuff to swallow and I bet 99% of the tree huggers out there have no clue about this stuff.
Hmmm. Nothing new there for me, although I appreciate I’m keen on the subject. Most of the stuff he talks about regards mining is still currently favourable to burning fossil fuels and having to recapture them. I think a lot of the mining stuff is like the nuclear; it can be done well if the right people are in place and it is correctly funded. The simple fact is there are too many of us and we consume to much consumerist shite.
My carbon footprint is low.
My bants footprint however is seriously HIGH.
Homegrove subscribe to a carbon offset business like Ecologi, I offset more than I use even with flying.
It’s going to be a hot one there guyz. Just put your aircons on
Y’know like they do in other countries when it gets hot.
Amps both really. Simms is spouting hot air. “We need to find alternative means for travel” is such a hollow argument for a few reasons. No.1 being, the aviation industry is leading the way in the use of low footprint SAF since 2008 and major airlines will transition to this with next gen aircraft over the next 20 years. Its a technology that’s been in development for decades. No.2 being, he makes no argument for what should replace this kind of long haul travel, what does he suggest, hot air balloons? Horse and carriage?
Its just another example of some twat spouting disingenuous and controversial nonsense on Twitter for likes and shares, maybe to promote a new book. It would be better if he was realistic as the aviation industry isn’t going anywhere.
“Ban aviation Advertising”… jesus
LT42 short flights should be replaced with trains though. If it takes you three hours by train, and two with an airplane with all the airport hassle included, it should always be more convenient to take the train. Finnish government is actually aiding in country-flights financially, when that money could be used to add more trains, and making the train tickets more affordable. Situations where a flight is cheaper than a train when both companies are government owned is fucking nuts.
Yeah, lots of it is discussed in the comments.
LT42 the aviation industry is leading the way in the use of low footprint SAF since 2008 and major airlines will transition to this with next gen aircraft over the next 20 years.
Yeah, I think a lot of people are worried that some half arsed green washing campaign from historically untrustworthy oil companies to be implemented at some point in the future isn’t going to save a planet that is on fire.
LT42 he makes no argument for what should replace this kind of long haul travel
Understandably, he doesn’t give a fuck about most long haul travel; holiday makers, business trips, private jets, fuck em all.
lets say it’s 50 / 50 if climate scientists are right and in how bad it might get. So it’s a 50 / 50 chance that in the next twenty five years or so we see wars around the world for resources like food and water, movement of people like we have never even imagined and whole load of disease thrown in to boot, lets say as bad as covid but possibly worse (my assumption is that most tropical diseases like malaria, cholera, yellow fever dengue fever are worse than covid). Holiday industry will be fucked, businesses will be fucked, peoples day to day lives will be fucked… so, maybe making the changes to how we live / eat / travel / shop etc. now is better than watching it all turn to shit in front of our eyes a few years down the road.
Anyway, those changes needed are so unpalatable to most people none of it will ever happen.