AP Exclusive: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns
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The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel left.
  • vapeloki@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Then maybe, just maybe, we should start canceling short distance flights?

    Would also be a little bit less CO2 pumped out for a while.

    • SpeedRunner@europe.pub
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      2 months ago

      I don’t know what’s “short distance” for you, but a flight from Zagreb to Amsterdam takes about 2 hours.

      Using public transportation on the same route is 20+ hours at best and you need to switch between bus and train four times. Driving is 10+ hours.

      Maybe, just maybe, we should stop immediately providing kerosine to private jets first? And droping subsidies for jet fuel and financing public transport instead?

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      that’s the silver lining about every oil crisis. we may see a good focus on efficiency of oil use and it’s replacement where possible.

  • Korkki@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    And no EU official will even protest US actions, because they fear Trump will leave Nato.