Ya know, when I first subscribed to NotTheOnion I thought the title was a bit confusing. But over time I've realized the beauty of it. Looking at these headlines and thinking to myself, "man this has got to be a joke right?" then I look up and see this is NotTheOnion, and my heart sinks 😅 We're really in the worst timeline huh guys

« * The court noted that the Commission had failed to take into account that ⁠private ​jets could be flown ​on sustainable fuel.

• The Commission can appeal the ruling within two ​months. »

Not all is lost… it’s a technicality especially if sustainable fuel has a stringent definition which is exactly what I would do if I was to address this decision.

transport couldn’t necessarily be seen as low-carbon alternatives as they “lack the flexibility and speed” of private jets.

Despite going through hundreds of litres of jet fuel an hour... All for one person in some cases.

Sorry trains, you aren't flexible enough... Whatever the fuck that means

The court clarified that the climate impact metric used by the Commission is about aircraft operation, while this taxonomy decision was about the manufacturing of the aircraft itself.

Oh so they agree that private jets are horrendously inefficient and ruin the environment, but they are "green" to build them so that is okay...

WTF

What in the fuck have these people been smoking...

I can't think of a less green form of transportation besides perhaps rockets.

How many of them, that decided this, have a private jet?

Ha! Those stupid americans!

Wait... EU? But everyone from the EU says they're too smart for stuff like this to happen.

Didn't the EU also pass laws making green washing illegal?

As far as I can tell, this ruling is about the manufacturer of jets, not using them.

So, uhh, it's a green investment to buy one and let it sit unused. I guess I can't disagree with that.

Nowhere does this ruling say that flying is green.

Ran across this relevant YouTube short yesterday:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Xmka1awC1b4?is=cZCx07wrTSWth3OV

Green is a type of table with 6 or more legs

Rock is a type of pen

Solidarity is another word for quicksand

Poor is defined as a human citizen

If thee can change the definition of anything they want, then so can me

Children of Kali time. Let's build some drones .

I never use the word "green" so the joke's on them. Emissions amounts from fossil combustion is what matters, not PR labels. You want lots of words instead of short cuts? Deal with it. I'll "emissions amounts from fossil combustion" your sorry ears all day long with pleasure. And I'll have the raw data and graphs in my back pocket.

It sounds like the EU courts are captured.

It turns out immense consolidated economic and political power are not just a US problem, but a whole world problem.

Wait until the EU learns one trillionaire has enough wealth to control all governments, and wreck not just the US.

June 24 (Reuters) - The manufacture of private jets cannot be excluded from a list of ​activities deemed to be environmentally sustainable, the ‌European Union's second-highest court said on Wednesday, annulling a decision by the European Commission.

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-court-says-private-jet-manufacturing-can-be-labelled-green-investment-2026-06-24/

Maybe all you morons should read the article and then look at what the article from a stupid no name website is basing their clickbait on. Before you jerk yourself too hard.

Private jets produced up to 19.5m tonnes of emissions in 2023, more than from all flights departing Heathrow airport that year, the International Council on Clean Transportation reported.

In 2024, climate scientists warned that the mega-rich use private jets like taxis – and found that flying in a private jet for a single hour can release more CO2 into the atmosphere than the average person produces in a year.

Once again it's the 0.1% ruining things for everyone else. When will we as a society finally say we've had enough

Next up, the EU subsidizes clearing forests for golf courses as green initiatives.

So, the cheque finally cleared then.

It’s really hard for me to stay motivated and doing my part when a decade of my hard work can be cancelled out in seconds by a few rich fucks meeting up for dinner.

!nottheonion@lemmy.world

Then the EU’s General Court is stupid and bought. Sorry. Better you hear it from me here than someone in the street.

What the in the corrupt fuck?

That's like saying that cars are greener than buses because they're faster and more flexible

And ketchup is a vegetable.

What American style bullshit is this?! 🤬

Me nuking the EU court couldn't necessarily be seen as a crime because alternatives lack the flexibility and convenience of a nuke.

Say "alternatives" in the title of that's what you're doing.

An EU court

In which country?!? Where does this "EU court" reside?!?

I suspect France, given that Dassault is involved. Or maybe it is the EU Court, but doubtful

Good job. Now lets make coal mines a green investment too.

If even private jets do, what does not count as green investment?

Europe, US midwest here.. look out for your neighbors and yourself. We've got some similar heat over here at the moment, AC not quite adequate in my living situation either.

I cannot recommend enough some of Ben's (@nighthawkinlight on youtube) 18C/65F cooling pack recipe (1.2L water, 240ml Sodium Sulfate (Na2SO4), 60ml table salt (NaCl), and additionally some 20mls xanthan gum to gel). It's so cheap that I've given a bunch of small packs out to neighbors and gym friends and everyone has been equally fastinated by them.

Small pack for my hat or shoulders, lasts some hour or so. Pillowcase, I want to make a blanket soon, but I've also made some small towel like ones that I've used outside extensively. This 115F/46C heat index weather is fucking miserable, 80% humidity, made more certainly worse by local microclimate. Im lucky to have a nice basement to retreat into, but I genuinely believe this simple recipe could be life saving. Cost me some 20USD total to make with simple freezer bags, but I invested in a vacuum sealer also for my food, but the bags have shown to be durable, especially resealing multiple times in the food preserver.

I don't mean to conpare the fucking US's situation to yours, but I feel the global wealth disparity will affect much the same regardless, and the warming still won't stop for anyone now. Be prepared, care for each other.

I am not happy about this ruling but I also really like disinformation. The court did not rule that "Private Jets Now Count As ‘Green’ Investments"