Private jets are used by a tiny fraction of flyers yet emit massive amounts of planet-warming gas per trip and are one of the major examples of luxury travel directly causing rising global temperatures. A Reddit user posted in r/LinusTechTips claiming to have spotted a plane registered as "LTT," speculating that it could be linked to Canadian YouTuber Linus Sebastian and his tech channel.
In the thread, "Gaming Private Jet," they wrote, "[Remember] Linus talking about buying a Private Jet and [building] a gaming setup into it? Just [spotted] one [registered] as LTT."
The Redditor noted it was a 3-year-old Cessna Citation Latitude that was seen in Zurich on its way to Dublin and Brussels. A couple of commenters theorized about a possible jet-related sponsorship deal from a wrap-firm, or Linus turning the plane into an airborne gaming rig.
The thread was generally just speculation without any proof, but none of the comments seemed to specifically address the climate burden that private jets bring.
Data compiled by Our World in Data shows the transport sector accounts for roughly 16.2% of planet-warming gas, and aviation specifically forms part of that tally even though it's smaller in volume. Every private jet trip compounds that share. Private jets emit significantly more planet-warming gas per passenger than commercial flights, raising the per-capita footprint in a sector that already causes a lot of climate damage, according to Converge for Climate.
Meanwhile, on a positive note, startups such as Heart Aerospace and Electra are developing hybrid or fully electric aircraft to cut short-haul flight pollution output, with the Electra model requiring almost no runway.
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According to Heart Aerospace, the ES-30 model promises a reduction in planet-warming gases on short routes and is part of a mission to "democratize and decarbonize" air travel. These innovations prove there are alternatives to traditional private jet use and show that less wasteful flight options are possible.
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