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Old 09-02-2007, 07:37 PM
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Re: Branson's $25m Carbon Earth Challenge Prize

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Originally Posted by philbyuk View Post
well if bransons really serious about co2 emissions and cares enough about the levels, how can he be running a fleet of planes the hypocrite!!! rant over.
aviation accounts for a littleover 4% of anthropogenic CO2 output - so in fact grounding the virgin fleet - which only accounts for a tiny proportion of the toal aviation output would in fact have a neglible effect.
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