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bob0979 t1_j0ln2h7 wrote

Reply to comment by ElJamoquio in World’s first net-zero transatlantic flight: Fly London to New York on used cooking oil. Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines will power the airline's flagship Boeing 787s as they fly from London to New York in 2023. by Zee2A

'net zero'

I'm curious how they got zero emissions from 70% emission reduction of processed waste oils. Like I get it's better but net zero isn't even a stretch, it's just a lie.

Carbon removal credits are nonsense from a functional standpoint although bureaucratically they're amazing. All it says is this company dumped money at a product that could be placed virtually anywhere to reduce emissions and we're using that benefit to pretend the negatives of what's it's attached to don't exist.

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billy_tables t1_j0nb57p wrote

It's not zero emissions, it's biomass - the carbon was originally captured by the plant material. Exact same as rapeseed oil vehicles, which are carbon neutral

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