Comment on Climate change complacency is biggest risk to our economy and security - report

Whirlybird@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Bad and incorrect oversimplification of the problem. Aviation, particularly private aviation, is responsible for only a small minority of total global emissions and has a relatively negligible impact on climate change. It might feel good to pretend you don’t have to change your lifestyle because “rich man bad” but that’s not an accurate reflection of reality. Everyone has a responsibility here.

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  • Whirlybird@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It might feel good to pretend you don’t have to change your lifestyle

    There’s really not much that the every man can do though. Driving an electric vehicle does nothing. I have solar already but our power companies and government have made them basically pointless with battery systems being prohibitively expensive. It’s businesses and rich people doing the heavy lifting of climate damage.

    Also not really sure why you say aviation has a relatively negligible impact when your own link says otherwise?

    Aviation is widely known for its carbon footprint, with the industry contributing 2.5% to the global CO₂ burden. While some may argue that this pales in comparison with other sectors, carbon is only responsible for a third of aviation’s full climate impact. Non-CO₂ emissions (mainly NOₓ and ice trails made from aircraft water vapour) make up the remaining two-thirds.

    Taking all aircraft emissions into account, flying is responsible for around 5% of human-induced climate change.

    1/20th of ALL human induced climate change isn’t “relatively negligible”.

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    • Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Also not really sure why you say aviation has a relatively negligible impact when your own link says otherwise?

      Do you understand the meaning of the word “relatively”?

      5% is negligible when you consider that a) this is the total impact of all aviation - not just “billionaires and millionaires” and private aviation which would be an even lower percentage and b) it is a significantly lower figure than that of other contributors, such as livestock, which has been estimated at 15% or even higher. And while we’re on the topic of livestock, I notice that you conveniently didn’t mention diet at all even though it is something that the “every man” can address right now.

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      • Whirlybird@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I do, but 5% is not relatively small in any meaning of the word when it comes to things that contribute to climate change.

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