Originally Posted by
travelinhobo
If you could care less about the planet (and clearly you do),
Is this a dig on air travel or a dig on being environmentally conscious? Am I even reading this right? Are you saying cares, but there could be less care, or is there a mistake in your post & you are meaning he could not care less?
That aside, the carbon emission per person for air air travel is about the same as making the same trip miles in an average automobile. The mode of travel doesn't change the total carbon foot-print spent getting there. Are you saying he should't travel at all?
Airplane carbon emissions have more to do with operating cost & economics of the airline than they do with the environment. The environmental cost is just a selling point for the carbon conscious. They are a big thing to be considered, for sure, but the talking point is like equalizing the energy cost of a bus vs a car. A full bus is efficient even though the bus itself gets 6 mpg. Air travel has the same dynamic.