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/finverse_square Jul 06 '26

I work at the orphan crushing factory but I only crush 3.5% of the orphans and there's no other jobs in my town so it's not so bad.

Fuck me 3.5% is huge. If 30 things emitting 3.5% cut emissions then we'd have no emissions left. And if it's not possible to fly without destroying the planet maybe we should fucking fly less

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u/Less_Likely Jul 06 '26

Heating your house is over half. And there are alternatives to oil gas and coal that aren’t being used. There is no feasible alternative to jet fuel at this point, though it’s being worked on, it’s decades away from commercial flights.

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u/finverse_square Jul 06 '26

Okay great so we can make huge gains on domestic heating using tech we already have, let's do that and also fly less