Originally Posted by
TURIN
When you consider that globally, aviation accounts for less than 6% of CO2 emissions, it does seem odd that it gets so much attention from the green lobby.
It is indeed odd... until you consider
- the rate at which air travel CO2 emissions are growing compared to other energy intensive industries. The green argument is to stop it from growing beyond 6% of existing emissions into maybe 12% of emissions
- much of the world's population never gets to fly
- it is far easier to persuade the masses to reduce their flying, than to reduce other activities - eg meat consumption or buying consumer goods
Bitcoin mining for example is very energy intensive and deserves greater scrutiny by the green lobby. Then again, web servers are also energy intensive... but it's very difficult to persuade the masses to tax the use of Facebook