An EU court has said the manufacture of private jets can’t be excluded from a list of ​activities deemed to be environmentally sustainable.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/48796725

An EU court has said the manufacture of private jets can’t be excluded from a list of activities deemed to be environmentally sustainable, fuelling concerns about the greenwashing of the emissions of the super-rich.

The list, intended to provide an ⁠overview of green investments, previously excluded aircraft for private or commercial business aviation due to their high emissions compared with other forms of transport following a 2023 decision by the European Commission.

The court argued that the 2023 ruling was made with a number of errors, including that other modes of transport couldn’t necessarily be seen as low-carbon alternatives as they “lack the flexibility and speed” of private jets.

  • quick_snail@feddit.nlEnglish
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    3 days ago

    As far as I can tell, this ruling is about the manufacturer of jets, not using them.

    So, uhh, it’s a green investment to buy one and let it sit unused. I guess I can’t disagree with that.

    Nowhere does this ruling say that flying is green.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 days ago

      So, uhh, it’s a green investment to buy one and let it sit unused. I guess I can’t disagree with that.

      I can. Do you think building the planes doesn’t affect the environment? And the companies wouldn’t build them if the demand wasn’t there.

      So maybe it’s not as bad as burning tons of jet fuel with them, but just being willing to buy one is enough to damage the environment.

    • Fedizen@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Courts have a long, proud tradition of not seeing the forest through the trees.