Andy_W
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There's misinformation pumped out on both sides, big fossil fuel companies, governments, media, even green activists... because there's a lot of money to be made from both sides of the argument.
False equivalence, my number, and magnitude.
If you look at the scientific weighting and actual facts, then it's easy to see that it's 99% saying 1% are wrong, and 1% saying 99% are wrong.
200+ private jets emitting over 400 tonnes of CO2 flew into Dubai to discuss climate change a few months ago. Part of the discussion was how to reduce carbon emissions.
I see your point, and it doesn't look good, but it's much less of a point when you consider ROI.
Someone attending 28 climate meetings by private jet, to cut or slow world emissions by 1% percent per meeting is a good ROI.
Sure they may have been able to fly commercial, but if their time is tight/ valuable (or they actually don't want to get involved, but feel like they have to) then you might actually get more people to actually go to these meetings, to actually gain some benefit.
Have to keep in mind that the people we flew there are rich (the highest polluters) and heavily Tory/ far right, they probably don't even want to be there, or are not fully bought into it like the Greens would be, or even Labour etc.
Loads of them going to the meetings, will have been going to argue that they want to keep fossil fuels etc, and 28 was the first actual commitment where they were effectively outnumbered.
COP 27 had about 50,000 people, and 300+ private jets, COP 28 was about 70,000 people and 200+? COP 29 will probably be even more people and less jets hopefully.
Seems like a daft idea having it in Dubai, where you can only really fly to, it's not like you can go there by train, but having it in a location which is effectively the source of a massive amount of fossil fuels was probably quite strategic. The next one is in Baku, another source, so it makes sense, we need to get these suppliers on board, or at least make them aware what's coming.