ShortfallofAardvark

ShortfallofAardvark t1_jeb4iay wrote

The fact that only 10 to 20 percent of the population has taken a flight yet it still makes up 2% of greenhouse gas emissions is more because people who can afford to fly will fly many times, not only because if private jets. The issue is that private jets put out much more greenhouse gas emissions per person than an airliner because it’s only carrying a few people opposed to hundreds carried on an airliner. Ultimately private jets are pretty bad but don’t entirely make up the disparity between the flying population and the greenhouse gas emissions.

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ShortfallofAardvark t1_ja9pf2m wrote

Considering how important space junk remove will become soon as the number of satellites in orbit continues to increase exponentially, I would say that likely NASA or more probably the Space Force would pay for the time being. In the future, with more legislation we could see a space launch tax aimed at funding removal of space junk or requirements for satellite owners to directly pay the bill if their satellite dies in orbit and needs to be removed.

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