The only problem is you used MSN which is using the Daily Mail as a source? An American source using a UK (garbage dump of a) source to report on Australia? :\
People around me will cheer for this since they are not working in the programming industry
I don't know how you can say this when programming is one of the best uses for AI
i hope nebula stays nice and clean
each snap installed slows down your boot time
How so? How much impact are we talking? First I've heard of this
Hate all mods on all platforms with a passion.
i don’t, without them you end up with twitter/facebook/garbage town websites filled with garbage
who didn’t read the article 🫵
Well good news for Putin I guess, thanks to his stupidity NATO membership increased in size with Sweden and Finland joining and lots of other countries also looking at joining for protection from... Russia
He could have integrated Russia more deeply into Europe, with the gas pipelines and supply of energy, France/Macron was constantly saying that Russia should be more integrated into the EU... but then he did this and now I doubt in my lifetime we'll see Russia be anything more than a pariah state
So why didn't he say that instead of this special military operation to de-nazify ukraine? wth was that?
A single executive flight negates all of that.
You're right however there are some mitigating factors here, I don't know if you're in America but lets use that country as an example
The United States takes the lead in the number of departures – with 3.5 million in 2023
In 2023, some 4.4 million homes were equipped with solar panels in the United States. This figure is projected to increase significantly in the next years, reaching some 16.8 million houses by 2032.
So already last year you are eliminating the co2 of jet flights entirely and in 2022:
Today, nearly 4% of single-family homes in the US generate electricity from solar panels
Just 4%!
Quite simply the number of houses that can have solar dwarfs the number of private flights taking place, literally every little bit helps.
No raindrop thinks it's part of a flood and look at how small aviation is in the big picture:
It's coal and gas power that are a far bigger contributor to the pain than private jets.
On top of that you're assuming that these private jet flights are the norm and will remain the norm forever despite the fact solar has massively disrupted the global energy supply in just 10 short years and battery prices continue to come down substantially
There are thousands of companies working towards co2 free flights
https://www.airbus.com/en/sustainability/respecting-the-planet/decarbonisation
https://www.amslaero.com/news/landmark-free-flight
But even today there is work being done on sustainable fuels:
Airbus’ most popular aircraft takes to the skies with 100% sustainable aviation fuel This A321neo is the first Airbus single-aisle aircraft to test 100% SAF on both engines
Currently, all Airbus commercial and military aircraft, as well as helicopters are capable of flying with an up to a 50% blend of SAF. The goal is to ensure 100% SAF capability by 2030 of these products. The potential to cut emissions by up to 80% compared to traditional jet fuel highlights the immense possibilities for SAF usage in the aviation sector.
and
Qantas is currently in negotiations with a number of offshore suppliers to source additional supplies of SAF, which is in high demand globally and which the national carrier would prefer to source domestically.
Together with Airbus, Qantas committed to invest up to US$200 million to get a local SAF industry off the ground, including equity funding for new feedstock and refining projects.
Finally we know that there are substantial drops in the price and increase in size of solar batteries coming through over the next few years, and if the price drops to a point where they pay themselves off over a few years, why wouldn't you? This is not just about the planet anymore, it's just good economic sense
My last electricity bill (AUD):
Decrease from an average of $200
How much my car/EV costs to run per month charging from solar:
$5 (AUD) decrease from an average of $100 worth of petrol every month
Saving money and the planet? Can't complain about that surely :P
In regards to climate change? Heaps! Everything from buying recycled toilet paper to installing Solar, a Solar Battery, getting your house fully electrified, EV instead of petrol/oil.
There's never been more you can personally do to help slow climate change.
99% of the pollution isn't being done by the 0.1% though, I think that was a silly article that was like: all the pollution from cars comes from oil which is refined by this company but is dug out the ground by this oil extraction company, therefore all the pollution is actually done by the oil extraction company! ... I don't buy it tbh
For me it's silly thinking there will be some bird flu or asteroid impact, the reality is this:
Get yourself some solar panels, a solar battery, a heat pump for your hot water and an EV (if you have a petrol car and need one) + vote for political parties that are pushing for more renewables to be installed and you've done 99% of what you need to do, it's that simple
Energy for heating/cooling and road transport are the biggest and easiest for the average person to tackle and can make the biggest dent in co2 emissions