zoe @infosec.pub to Europe@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoClimate scientist faces sack for refusing to fly to Germany from Solomon Islands archipelagowww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down14
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkClimate scientist faces sack for refusing to fly to Germany from Solomon Islands archipelagowww.theguardian.comzoe @infosec.pub to Europe@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarelily33@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year agoBut we’re talking about passengers, not cargo, so the relevant numbers are CO2 per passenger-km. Which changes the efficiency - because while you can cram people tightly for a 12h flight, you can’t do that for a few weeks journey. https://travelandclimate.org/transport-calculations https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/dec/20/cruises.green
minus-squareamio@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot when you’re hitching a ride on a cargo ship, no, like the person you’re replying to said.
minus-squarelily33@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBut that’s not a real alternative - you can’t redirect all isn’t traffic to hitch a ride in cargo ships.
But we’re talking about passengers, not cargo, so the relevant numbers are CO2 per passenger-km.
Which changes the efficiency - because while you can cram people tightly for a 12h flight, you can’t do that for a few weeks journey.
https://travelandclimate.org/transport-calculations
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/dec/20/cruises.green
Not when you’re hitching a ride on a cargo ship, no, like the person you’re replying to said.
But that’s not a real alternative - you can’t redirect all isn’t traffic to hitch a ride in cargo ships.