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‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions | Analysis of 19m flights between 2019 and 2023 reveals 50% rise in emissions, condemned as ‘gratuitous waste’ (www.theguardian.com)
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[-] ratel@mander.xyz 11 points 2 weeks ago

Ah yes, flying to Cop28 climate summit in my private jet...

[-] 7oo7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Meeting rest of the polluters,
Courting fossil fuel producers,
Making promises that disappear,

So I can fly again,
to more conferences that end in vain,

To save the plaaanet,
in my private Jet…

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

"used like taxis" no shit, what else does the term "private jet" imply.

[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 weeks ago

Well, with airlines getting worse and more expensive, small jets are becoming a more viable alternative...

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