Private jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them | US Senator Edward J Markeywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months ago message-square25fedilinkarrow-up1232
arrow-up1232external-linkPrivate jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them | US Senator Edward J Markeywww.theguardian.com silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months ago message-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-square Eggyhead ( @Eggyhead@artemis.camp ) linkfedilink1•11 months agoMaybe a dumb question, but how does providing money actually offset emissions? Are there emission vacuums somewhere that require payment to operate?
minus-square threegnomes ( @threegnomes@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink4•11 months agonot real ones, most of them are scams where countries accept money in order to not deforest areas they werent going to anyway, double dip, or just deforest regardless
Maybe a dumb question, but how does providing money actually offset emissions? Are there emission vacuums somewhere that require payment to operate?
not real ones, most of them are scams where countries accept money in order to not deforest areas they werent going to anyway, double dip, or just deforest regardless