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keybrd-intrrpt • today at 5:32 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

Agree. Especially considering the most pollutants come from relatively few people/corporations/industries.

This has nothing to do with "too many people":

> Private jets emitted more climate pollution than all flights departing Heathrow Airport in 2023

https://theicct.org/pr-air-and-ghg-pollution-from-private-je...

or this

> US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/epa-says-will-soon-...

or this

> Super-polluting plumes were also seen in the US, the largest detected in 2025 occurring in Texas and leaking 5.5 tonnes of methane per hour, equivalent to running about a million fuel-guzzling SUVs.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/17/revealed...