Unpopular opinion: people in the tech industry fly too much.
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For most of us, it’s normal to fly multiple times per year for conferences, meetings, and retreats. And air pollution is getting worse; particularly with regards to global warming.https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/1/11/18177118/airlines-climate-change-emissions-travel …
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This is one of those hard realities I don’t want to think about. I like flying to conferences and events. The face-to-face connections I’ve made there have been invaluable. But, if we’re serious about tackling climate change we need to look at everything.
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For folks replying “but... China!” Yes, China’s emissions matter, but can we at least do something about our own actions? Let’s not abdicate our responsibility here. https://twitter.com/noahpinion/status/1051676756933894144?s=21 …https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1051676756933894144 …
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Our instinct is to respond by pointing the finger (“But China, India, the elites!”), stroking our ego (“but I own a Tesla!”), or becoming despondent. We’ll do anything but consider the premise: “Do we fly too much? What could we do instead?” (I get it, I do this too)
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One realization I had (after listening to Saul Griffith on the
@ezraklein show): Life could become *better* as we solve climate change. If we take the premise seriously, it allows us to imagine a clean energy future. It doesn’t have to be depressing!https://overcast.fm/+QLhUk_f9APokaż ten wątek -
Folks who say “individual action is wasted” should re-watch
@sivers’ video on how movements are created:pic.twitter.com/i4r4ZALSJTPokaż ten wątek -
Movements are created when leaders present a compelling vision of the future. This can even work on a global scale. When Kennedy decided to pursue the Apollo mission, it galvanized countries around the world to create space programs.pic.twitter.com/ZF7wwbp25W
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For those wanting policy: we could implement what the UK is considering. “Each citizen would be allowed one tax-free flight per year but would pay progressively higher taxes on each additional flight taken.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/25/1-of-english-residents-take-one-fifth-of-overseas-flights-survey-shows …
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In the future, the public will demand that corporations and governments are responsible for their externalities. The airline industry should have to pay to clean the air it pollutes. Manufacturers should be responsible for the entire lifecycle of their products.
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Too many companies make their profits by outsourcing the true cost of their products to the public. This is also true in tech, and with startups. (And yes, also true for my company!)
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Here’s a cool idea for reducing air travel to tech conferences:
@MicroConf recently announced a series of smaller, local events that will bring their big conference experience to cities across the USA. This also enables folks to attend who wouldn’t normally be able to afford itPokaż ten wątek -
As Saul Griffith (founder of
@otherlab) outlines here, reducing the world's carbon footprint is going to require action by governments, corporations, AND individuals: http://longnow.org/seminars/02009/jan/16/climate-change-recalculated/ …pic.twitter.com/9fW6K8jMex
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