Aviation emissions are usually seen as a technological issue; more efficient planes, better (sustainable) aviation fuel etc is the answer..... but what if organisational issues would make a more immediate impact:

reduce the number of semi-filled/empty flights (require all flights to be full to at least more fully booked);

reduce or even abolish business class, both expanding passenger numbers per flight (less flights) & putting off business travellers.

#emissions
https://theconversation.com/scrapping-business-class-could-halve-aviation-emissions-new-study-275474

@faket @EUCommission yeah, cuz most #emissions merely got externalized…

@faket @EUCommission yeah, cuz most #emissions merely got externalized…

Is global warming dooming snow sports — and by extension, the Winter Olympics and Paralympics? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/15/climate-change/are-we-heading-toward-snowless-winter-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #emissions #environment #climatechange #2026milanocortinaolympics

This week’s major climate news played out on a split screen with the United States and China signaling different paths for the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/14/asia-pacific/trump-climate-rules-china-emissions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #donaldtrump #china #emissions #climatechange #electricvehicles

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration made its most sweeping climate policy rollback to date by revoking a scientific finding that underpins U.S. climate regulations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/13/climate-change/trump-revokes-us-climate-regulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #us #donaldtrump #climatechange #environment #emissions #coal #carbon

A #gulfstream G550 (Reg: N1967J) reportedly used by #kennethcopeland has been detected in flight since Mon Feb 02 2026 15:15:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Since then it has emitted an estimated 19502 kg of #CO2. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average #emissions would have been 1010 kg. #CO2emissions

A #gulfstream G550 (Reg: N1967J) reportedly used by #kennethcopeland has been detected in flight since Mon Feb 02 2026 15:15:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Since then it has emitted an estimated 19502 kg of #CO2. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average #emissions would have been 1010 kg. #CO2emissions

Since the nuclear disaster, Fukushima has become a powerhouse for renewables in Japan. But the prefecture is still pursuing hydrogen as a key cog for the energy transition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/02/energy/fukushima-pushes-hydrogen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #fukushima #solar #hydrogen #renewables #emissions #fukushimahydrogenenergyresearchfield

Japan’s latest row with Beijing has brought fresh calls for the country to reduce its reliance on China for cleantech, a sector in which its neighbor is dominant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/18/energy/china-solar-supply-chain-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #solar #energy #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #renewables #climatechange #emissions

🌏 This is THE thing that some people really really don't seem to get:

“...it’s taken 100 years to get the oceans that warm at depth,” he says. “Even if we stopped using fossil fuels today, it’s going to take hundreds of years for that to circulate through the ocean...”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/the-oceans-just-keep-getting-hotter

#climate #ocean #globalwarming #heat #hot #weather #climatechange #oceanlife #marinelife #emissions #poles #arctic #northpole #southpole #news #update #climatescience #data #earth #humanity #science

🌏 This is THE thing that some people really really don't seem to get:

“...it’s taken 100 years to get the oceans that warm at depth,” he says. “Even if we stopped using fossil fuels today, it’s going to take hundreds of years for that to circulate through the ocean...”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/the-oceans-just-keep-getting-hotter

#climate #ocean #globalwarming #heat #hot #weather #climatechange #oceanlife #marinelife #emissions #poles #arctic #northpole #southpole #news #update #climatescience #data #earth #humanity #science

The fledgling Takaichi administration has continued Japan’s recent pivot back toward nuclear power while also pumping the brakes on mega solar projects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/04/energy/takaichi-energy-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #sanaetakaichi #energy #solar #wind #geothermal #renewables #nuclearpower #climatechange #emissions

Finally, a more modest increase in atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa: based on daily values, the December average was 427.5 ppm, that's 2.1 ppm more than last year
#emissions #co2 #climatechange

While global momentum for ESG falters, Japanese corporations and industry groups are pushing back and working to make ESG investment a pillar of sustainable growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/economy/esg-investment-retreat-japan-striving/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #environment #investments #corporategovernance #carbon #emissions #donaldtrump #un

Although the growth rate (%) of global CO2 emissions has gone down, the increase in absolute terms is still pretty much a straight line:
On average, we're increasing the amount of CO2 that we dump in the atmosphere by around 450 million tonnes every year. Making the climate crisis worse faster.
#emissions #co2 #ClimateChange

Although the growth rate (%) of global CO2 emissions has gone down, the increase in absolute terms is still pretty much a straight line:
On average, we're increasing the amount of CO2 that we dump in the atmosphere by around 450 million tonnes every year. Making the climate crisis worse faster.
#emissions #co2 #ClimateChange

#Treibhausgas #H2

Overlooked #hydrogen #emissions are #heating #Earth and supercharging #methane

New #research shows rising hydrogen emissions since 1990 have indirectly intensified #climatechange and amplified the impact of methane. Limiting #leaks from future hydrogen #fuel projects and cutting methane emissions will be key to securing benefits from hydrogen as a clean-burning #alternative to #oil and #gas.

https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/overlooked-hydrogen-emissions-are-heating-earth-and-supercharging-methane

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09806-1

#nature #science #climatecrisis

#Treibhausgas #H2

Overlooked #hydrogen #emissions are #heating #Earth and supercharging #methane

New #research shows rising hydrogen emissions since 1990 have indirectly intensified #climatechange and amplified the impact of methane. Limiting #leaks from future hydrogen #fuel projects and cutting methane emissions will be key to securing benefits from hydrogen as a clean-burning #alternative to #oil and #gas.

https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/overlooked-hydrogen-emissions-are-heating-earth-and-supercharging-methane

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09806-1

#nature #science #climatecrisis