tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post719898777403411512..comments2023-09-24T10:19:01.383+01:00Comments on John's Green Issues: Air Travel and CO2Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197399895034972279noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post-69672965212973614122007-03-31T08:16:00.000+01:002007-03-31T08:16:00.000+01:00My "secret" is probably worse. I lecture on cruise...My "secret" is probably worse. I lecture on cruise ships visiting the Antarctic Peninsula. This entails an expensive flight to Ushuaia in southern Argentina and then passage in a large ship. A couple of hundred passengers (and us staff) subsist (no, gorge) on food brought to Ushuaia from around the world: Texas corn-fed cattle, exotic fruits that I never see at home etc. Holidays at Clacton or even Palm Beach would be far more carbon-friendly, but the cruise industry and its critics are worried about our disturbing the penguins and squashing delicate mosses. In fact our impact on Antarctica barely registers. But what effect are we having on the rest of the world?<br><br>However, like John, I resolutely decided not to breed to do my bit for overpopulation. (The second reason is that I would not make a good father. I have enough trouble being responsible for myself let alone anyone dependent on me.) <br><br>Taxes on air travel and SUVs have the mereit in that they are targeting people who can afford to pay. Except for farmers who actually need 4x4s and are already have a hard time making ends meet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com