• Woozythebear@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Having the public lose trust in the safety of flying is absolutely not something you want to happen. This could have devastating effects and I think enough is enough and the government needs to step in and take over running the airlines. It’s too important to leave gold hoarding dragons in charge of it.

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      6 months ago

      Having the public lose trust in the safety of flying is something I absolutely want to happen. This will have devastating effects on carbon emissions, and push more people (and governments) towards trains.

      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Devastating is a bit of an exaggeration with it being responsible for a whooping 3% (at most) of emissions and arguably helping raise the albedo a bit with their contrails.

        So it would help a bit, it wouldn’t be a game changer though (except if you live near an airport, sound is another pollution that’s often ignored).

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      6 months ago

      Boeing is the only company actually trying to reach their net zero target. Once no Boeing plane are flying anymore that’s it, no more CO2 emissions

      • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        That’s not a silver lining at all. Jets are actually very fuel efficient compared to driving when they’re full of passengers.

        One less plane in the air could potentially mean 300+ more cars on the road. Not a great outcome.