From today’s ODT (paywalled so can’t link sorry):

“Climate Liberation Aotearoa and Extinction Rebellion Ōtepoti activists protest the dangers of ‘luxury emissions’ on the environment outside Armstrong Prestige car dealership…

Luxury emissions were harmful carbon emissions from unnecessary sources such as luxury cruises and plane flights [said spokesperson] …

… they were highlighting the harm caused by high-emission vehicles such as SUVs and luxury models, which could emit 3 or 4 times the amount of carbon per km than a more economical petrol vehicle …”

I love this concept of luxury emissions. Also note the inclusion of that very common but generally unnecessary vehicle, the SUV, as an offender.

#LuxuryEmissions #CarbonEmissions

Interesting podcast episode of Vox's Today Explained on private jets--I didn't realize it, but we all subsidize #LuxuryEmissions from the ultra-rich.

From the journalist Jeff Wise in the article referenced in the podcast:

"The public subsidizes the private-jet lifestyle through taxes that maintain airports and air traffic control...

Today, jet owners pay 87 percent less in federal taxes than what commercial passengers are charged."

#Climate #ClimateChange

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/what-its-really-like-to-fly-on-a-private-jet.html