silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoPrivate jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them | US Senator Edward J Markeywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1436arrow-down17cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1429arrow-down1external-linkPrivate jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them | US Senator Edward J Markeywww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square36linkfedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareconst_void@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-22 years ago“So far this year, Kim’s jet emitted 4268.5 tonnes of carbon emissions over 57 flights: 609.8 times more than the average person emits in a year" Yeah, but tell me how I need to drive my Prius to the grocery store less.
minus-squarebitsplease@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoher response is insanely tone-deaf too lol “Well, no one can be perfect”. 100% true, but everyone can choose to not fly in a private plane lol
“So far this year, Kim’s jet emitted 4268.5 tonnes of carbon emissions over 57 flights: 609.8 times more than the average person emits in a year"
Yeah, but tell me how I need to drive my Prius to the grocery store less.
her response is insanely tone-deaf too lol
“Well, no one can be perfect”. 100% true, but everyone can choose to not fly in a private plane lol