And don't fly

Findecanor 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think there should be a progressive flight tax. The more flights you've taken, the more the next flight should be taxed.

That should allow anyone to do that once-in-a-lifetime trip to a far-away country they've always dreamed of, but discourage people from flying often.

A lot more fuel is needed during take-off and landing than during cruising, making the number and frequency of flights more significant than the distance.

▲

hnfong 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

COVID proved that not flying barely made a dent in the global emissions.

Sure, if we never fly again and reverted to living like a medieval peasant, maybe things will kinda work out.

	▲	Findecanor 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		During COVID, airlines flew empty planes back and forth at a loss just to keep the right to their established routes and air ports.

▲

pinkmuffinere 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

My impression is that flying on a commercial plane produces less CO2 than driving? So if your only options are drive vs fly, I think flying is the correct choice -- is that right?

	▲	zaken 14 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's about 60 mpg per passenger to fly domestically and 90 mpg per passenger to fly internationally. If you have a family of 4, you can think of it as the equivalent of a 15 mpg vehicle for domestic flight and 22 mpg vehicle for international flight. So somewhere in the range of a full-size pickup truck. But -- when you fly, you go very far. If you go on vacation to Hawaii from San Francisco once a year with your family, that's the equivalent of driving a Ford F-150 for 5000 miles. If you visit India or China that's 15,000 Ford F-150 miles! In a single trip, more than what most people drive in an entire year! So you can make a big difference just preferring local vacations instead of remote ones.
	▲	tgsovlerkhgsel 14 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		It's code for "don't travel, especially long distance"... because most people would simply not be willing to make many trips if the trips took as long as the non-flight option would require.
	▲	15 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		[deleted]

▲

mr_mitm 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And eat vegan and regional produce

And don't build things out of concrete

And better get a few room mates

▲

iLoveOncall 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Flights represent 3% of CO2 emissions. It's nothing. A tiny drop in the bucket.