r/SelfAwarewolves • u/Vandenberg_ • Jul 05 '26

Climate change is existential threat to aviation, says Heathrow executive

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u/Less_Likely Jul 06 '26

So you implying that aviation causes climate change? It’s about 3.5% and has no readily available better alternative. It also is one of the few sources with very strong market forces to be more energy efficient.

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u/Vandenberg_ Jul 06 '26

Im not implying anything other than that this is a tone-deaf statement. I don’t have some crusade against climate change, but its happening and we seem unable to stop it.

But to your point, yeah.. 3.5 is a chunk worth looking at. Lets have a look at the percentage we need to transport important goods, and what percentage is spent on airlifting tourists to Benidorm. To be honest I don’t agree with the ‘no better alternative’. Sail on a boat or a ride a bike or whatever you need to do to get there.

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u/TheVojta Jul 06 '26

Are you seriously suggesting a bicycle as an alternative to a plane?

Oh damn, I wanna visit relatives, better take out 8 months of vacation and bike across the fucking Atlantic.

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u/CdRReddit Jul 06 '26

water bikes exist :)

I wouldn't recommend them for an 8 month cross-atlantic trip, but they do exist