Climate alarmists regularly fly in private jets to attend summits like the annual
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where the world is lectured about wealth
inequities and the coming doom of global warming caused by mankind's carbon footprint.
Whether we are on the eve of destruction or not, the optics of hundreds of private
jets coming and going during these summits are not very persuasive to their cause.
Although they occasionally get
called out,
I don't understand why they usually get a pass for their excessive carbon emissions.
It must be because they are "creating awareness." That's the Get Out of Jail
Free card to which the rest of us are not entitled. Perhaps they plan on planting
a few trees on World Environment Day or, more likely,
pay indulgences
by purchasing
carbon credits*
to atone for their environmental sins -- which will make it all better.
* Even after reading about carbon credits, it's unclear to me exactly what
is being purchased, nor am I convinced of their environmental value.
and start using Zoom or Microsoft TEAMs.
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