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.

  • CADmonkey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    15 hours ago

    Ha! Those stupid americans!

    Wait… EU? But everyone from the EU says they’re too smart for stuff like this to happen.

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
      10·
      15 hours ago

      Even EU politicians like money, and can be persuaded to change their mind if presented with enough of it. And rich people like their planes.

      • CADmonkey@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        14 hours ago

        Yeah, it’s funny when they see that it can happen to them too. How is germany doing with that Afd, anyway?

        • zarathustrad@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          8 hours ago

          I assume the Afd is just waiting for the Americans to come “liberate” them with an impressive UNO reverse of WWII.

          “We’re moving at a faster pace!”

          Sing along every one! (Sounds of Mel Brooks dying)