Reply to: Richard Branson going in to space live...

[d000hg]

get your facts right. The Wealthiest 1% Generate Half Of The World’s Global Aviation Emissions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesph...h=66b44b921da0

That's nice. However we were talking about private jets and billionaires, not the 1%. Ironic given your rude comment.

[Andy2]

And? There are less than 3000 billionaires on the planet. Their personal net CO2 contribution is negligible. Far far, far less than their indirect effect to emissions through their companies, positive/negative influence on others, etc.

The argument a world leader taking a private jet to a major climate summit is hypocritical for instance, is patently absurd and demonstrates the small-minded petty vindictiveness of the have-nots.

get your facts right. The Wealthiest 1% Generate Half Of The World’s Global Aviation Emissions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesph...h=66b44b921da0

[northernladuk]

That's because you didn't supply a graph - amateur!

[vetran]

Well, erm.... lets say as well as my usual predictions....

That's because you didn't supply a graph - amateur!

[northernladuk]

How did that go?

Well, erm.... lets say as well as my usual predictions....

[AtW]

Well hopefully now he's down safe it's not just him that's heading for space. Roll on the stockmarket on Monday

How did that go?

[vetran]

It's a shame they didn't ask our resident space expert. Had to love Bezo's whining tweet though.

He is a space cadet not an expert!

[d000hg]

private jets produce 10 times the amount of carbon per passenger.

And? There are less than 3000 billionaires on the planet. Their personal net CO2 contribution is negligible. Far far, far less than their indirect effect to emissions through their companies, positive/negative influence on others, etc.

The argument a world leader taking a private jet to a major climate summit is hypocritical for instance, is patently absurd and demonstrates the small-minded petty vindictiveness of the have-nots.

[Andy2]

A private jet doesn't generate as much CO2 as a large passenger plane, let alone a small nation.

private jets produce 10 times the amount of carbon per passenger.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel...-a9071391.html

[GigiBronz]

Billionaires with private planes generate as much co2 as a small nation while us commoners are being lectured on our carbon emissions

it's simple, they need a message to distract the people from the fact they are slaves to the system the financial elites have created to enable them to have all the luxury without any of the effort.
so they come up with: BLM, pride month, climate change clap for the NHS. They actually do not care about those things but if you challenge the commoner with them, they cannot say they are against it. If you say you lose your job and wash toilets for the rest of your life. Keeps the beta cucks spinning in circles chasing their tail.

Financial capital has a better yield than human capital so long term the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. Most of the people have all of their things in their life bought on credit or servicing a large credit. Phones, tv's, cars, house. Everything on credit. They afford a beer at the weekend while working 50h a week and think of themselves so class free, so smart and swanky.

Wages have been stagnant for 20y, nobody can afford anything, media is controlled by them and this forums are not free either, you get bots or moderators that are paid to follow certain themes.

Feudalism never left, it just morphed into a more elaborate form.

UK wealth gap widens in pandemic as richest get £50,000 windfall

link guardian

[d000hg]

Billionaires with private planes generate as much co2 as a small nation while us commoners are being lectured on our carbon emissions

A private jet doesn't generate as much CO2 as a large passenger plane, let alone a small nation.

[mattster]

BS PR stunt from the Bearded Twat.

It's not a proper Official flight to space unless one goes around the planet a few times.

Surely more to do with height than distance? Although I'm not sure he achieved either.

[Andy2]

Billionaires with private planes generate as much co2 as a small nation while us commoners are being lectured on our carbon emissions

[d000hg]

BS PR stunt from the Bearded Twat.

It's not a proper Official flight to space unless one goes around the planet a few times.

It's a shame they didn't ask our resident space expert. Had to love Bezo's whining tweet though.

[vetran]

He does look good for a chap in his 70's though.

Due to a lot of swagger he's managed to blag his way into what looks like a fun life.

Met him once (I was working on one of his boats). He walked into the kitchen at about 8pm doing the rounds of his business interests. He knew all the regular staff and their families, quite a presence his staff loved the job.

I suspect he got there by working smart & hard.