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.
There is no such thing as sustainable jet fuel.
Sure there is, it’s just very expensive at the moment. Anything created from capturing CO2 from the atmosphere is sustainable.
That’s exactly my point… the definition would define that in a way that makes the court decision irrelevant.
I’m only basing this on your comment, but there’s no real “definition” there. They’ll just lie and say x new fuel is sustainable per their definition.
Unless they actually go into a lot of detail as to what a fuel needs to be to be sustainable.
The lack of detail is what got them the court decision. Logically the definition will be amended. That’s generally how they proceed while establishing regulations. Sometimes with better first time right though.