@silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year 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-square38fedilinkarrow-up1430arrow-down17cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1423arrow-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.com@silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-square@const_void@lemmy.mllinkfedilink13•edit-21 year 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-square@bitsplease@lemmy.mllinkfedilink7•1 year 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