• throw4w4y5@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    reminder that “sustainable aviation fuel” is an aviation industry invention to continue to emit polluting kerosine while disguising it as a green alternative.

    see “clean coal,” “carbon capture” and “renewable natural gas” for other schemes funded by big polluters that make it seem like progress is being made while the status quo continues behind the scenes.

    • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 months ago

      Thanks for that, I had no idea. I was one of the people who thought this was a good thing and kerosene is cleaner or something.

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      10 months ago

      Some groups argue that higher production of biofuels risks worsening deforestation and food scarcity, and say reducing the number of flights taken is the only way to cut aviation’s environmental impact, which contributes to around 2% of manmade CO2 emissions.

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    10 months ago

    Oh, look… green capitalism designed to fool us into thinking the people who caused all our problems actually intend doing something about it.

    Yawn.