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by chii 2342 days ago
but if you didn't board that flight, the flight would still happen, and the efficiency just dropped since it carried one less passenger.

Unless you can convince a large amount of passengers to not travel at all (and i meant not travel, rather than switch to a different mode of transport), there is no reducing carbon emissions.

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> but if you didn't board that flight, the flight would still happen, and the efficiency just dropped since it carried one less passenger.

At some point, less revenue = less flights. Even dropping demand by 200 people on a route would cause a reduction in flights. It's a long way off from making a huge impact, but individuals can decide how they want to vote with their dollar and every dollar and every reduction counts.

Sure, a huge reduction in carbon emissions will probably come from a technology breakthrough, but we can help accelerate the demand for that tech by reducing demand for current carbon emitting activities.