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Europe’s smaller airports ‘under threat’ if fuel shortages cause many cancellations (www.theguardian.com)
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Europe’s smaller airports may not survive if jet fuel shortages triggered by the Middle East crisis lead to widespread route cancellations, the industry’s trade body has warned.

Although airlines insist there are currently no supply problems within the normal four- to six-week horizon, the US-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz have doubled the price of jet fuel, prompting some carriers to cancel flights.

The Airports Council of Europe said regional airports were the most exposed and faced an “existential threat” if airlines cut capacity and raised fares, as demand on their routes was generally more price-sensitive – demonstrated when Lufthansa axed 20,000 summer flights operated by its regional subsidiary, CityLine.

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[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There are two things: The amount of CO2 produced by private jets is not “near nothing”, it is quite significant and produced only by a small number of people

Quite significant of what ? If the total CO2 produced by the aviation industry is the 2% of the total pollution, even if the private jets produce 50% of this quantity it just is the 1% of the total. And I think that commercial jets are way more and fly way more than private jets so the quantity by which you reduce the pollution is negligible.

Again, it is not to be ignored but maybe it should not be our first target.

We need to get to net zero in order to save the planet and therefore we can’t afford a “it’s only a small amount” way of thinking.

Then maybe we could start to focus on thing that have heavier impact, like cars or industry, instead of focusing on niche things that would not make a difference. But ok, I get it, after all the rich are the cause of everything.

And we can already see how this behaviour of the super rich is tipping opinions against environmental protections.

Let me ask a question: do you really think that changing the behaviour of the 1% richest people would change anything on the pollution problem ?
Not that we don't need to take also them accountable, but I still fail to see how reducing (or stopping) something this marginal can help.

I’m sure you have seen this whole “Taylor Swift is flying everyday and we have to drink out of paper straws”-meme

Yes, and I found it always stupid while looking at the cars lines on a random morning in every big city in the US.

[–] KatherinaReichelt@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let me ask a question: do you really think that changing the behaviour of the 1% richest people would change anything on the pollution problem ?

Yes, I really do think that changing the behaviour of those people who are producing 15% of global emissions will have an effect on global emissions.

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Can you possibly post where to find the original image ? Too small to read anything other than some number.

Yes, I really do think that changing the behaviour of those people who are producing 15% of global emissions will have an effect on global emissions.

And how this 15% is calculated ? What is included ? What is excluded ?
Are you sure that you are not targeting this 1% only because it is more simple to just say "is someone else fault" ?

[–] KatherinaReichelt@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

Ask the World Economic Forum or the Stockholm Environment Institute:

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/05/climate-change-economic-impact-incomes/

(and if you are honest, it totally makes sense that rich people produce an overproportional amount of CO2. They have the money. They are flying. They are consuming more. They have bigger houses and all those fancy Saunas, Whirlpools and second homes. Why are you questioning that?)