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Would You Rather Give Up Meat Or Flying For The Environment? (plantbasednews.org)

submitted 1 year ago by pizzaiolo to c/green@lemmy.ml

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[–] GiddyGap@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I know it's not your question, but we probably don't have to give up either one. Just do a lot less of it. It's a lot easier to convince people to do less or seek viable alternatives than to give it up.

There's also a good chance that both will become greener with better, greener tech.

[–] doinghumanthings@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

I've taken one trip in the last 15 years where I flew, so it's pretty rare for me anyway, but hopefully, improvements to train infrastructure in the US will lead to more people taking that route. Idk if battery tech will get to the point where jets can be run off them, but I could see them moving over to renewably-generated hydrogen. Use solar/wind to generate hydrogen and use that hydrogen in jets, large construction equipment, farming machinery, etc.

And while I still eat meat, I've been moving towards more plant-based foods whenever I can.

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

We could also just abolish cruise ships and prevent far more pollution than banning air travel.

Nobody really needs to be on a cruise ship IMO.