silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & PoliticsEnglish · 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-square37fedilinkarrow-up1439arrow-down17cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1432arrow-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 & PoliticsEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareconst_voidlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·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-squarebitspleaselinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 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