@silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months 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-square36fedilinkarrow-up1361cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1361external-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 • 11 months agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-square@const_void@lemmy.mllinkfedilink6•edit-211 months 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.mllinkfedilink4•11 months 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