A poll has found that a surprising amount of French citizens would ban people from flying more than four times within their lifetime to fight climate change.
The Consumer Science and Analytics Institute poll showed that 41% would like a limit on how much air travel people could experience in their lives.
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A younger demographic of 18- to 24-year-old respondents was more supportive of a four-flight limit at 59%. The overall respondents of the poll opposed the limit by 64%.
The move to limit traditional travel methods over climate fears has led to backlash against some luxury travel, including K9 Jets, a private jet service for wealthy dog owners, where pet owners can enjoy champagne with their beloved animal on their lap in privacy.
The climate group Extinction Rebellion has railed against the jet service catering to animal lovers.
“I’m left dumbfounded that the same people cannot connect to the collapsing natural world around them, and thus come to their senses,” Todd Smith, the organization’s spokesman, reportedly said.
In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation have been repeatedly pressed by watchdog group Americans for Public Trust about Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s taxpayer-funded private jet travel. The organization has accused the Biden administration of stonewalling its request for flight logs and passenger records, which they have been asking for since November 2022.
Buttigieg was asked about his private plane travel in a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in September, and the secretary insisted it was only 3% of his travel. Some reporting has uncovered that Buttigieg may have used at least 18 private jets from the FAA at the cost of $5,000 an hour.
The Biden administration has continued to push the green agenda, and according to a newly reported Sept. 15 internal memo, it is prohibiting officials from traveling to energy conferences that promote coal, oil, or natural gas.
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The administration is seeking officials to get approval before doing any “international energy engagement” regarding fossil fuels: coal, natural gas, petroleum, and other gases. About 60% of the electricity in the United States was made from fossil fuels, 18% came from nuclear energy, and 22% was generated from renewable energy sources in 2022.
President Joe Biden has set out the ambitious goal of making 50% of all new vehicle sales electric by 2030. The push for electric vehicles, trucks, and buses has received some backlash. The trucking industry has attempted to switch to electric but has found the cost prohibitive among small business truck owners, and the power grid is not equipped for the output of the electric requirements for these vehicles.
