The Dublin Airport Authority are in the Oireachtas Transport Committee right now projecting an increase in passenger numbers to 40 million by 2030 and 50 million by 2040. But somehow they are also going to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

It's magical thinking that is completely removed from the reality of the Climate Emergency.

And to be fair, the members of the Committee are not giving them an easy time of it, although the focus is mainly on the immediate impact on people living near the airport rather than the climate impact of uncontrolled aviation growth.
In a response to a question by @greenparty_ie leader Roderic O'Gorman, the Deputy CEO of DAA has said that there is a trend towards reduced emissions in aviation. This is blatantly untrue.

@ccferrie @greenparty_ie he's seeing the big picture: without fossil fuels, no more aviation for the masses. Fossil fuels will end.

The short-medium term is that it's going to become so expensive, that very few people can afford to fly more than once or twice in a lifetime.

But of course he's omitting that this will not be a consequence of deliberate and rational choices, rather a consequence of uncontrolled addiction to cheap energy that consumes all first and thinks later.

@bicycletting @ccferrie @greenparty_ie My money's on climate change making the weather so bad, flying will no longer be a safe way to travel.