We peasant, unlike the Royals, cycle to work, recycle, don't spend million on candles on our yacht (yachts pollute much more per passenger), but must feel guilty for our once-a-year plane trip.
I feel the pain of climate change, but this must be a shared and planned action, not just a one-off "tells the peasant to don't fly" action:
- industries must change (and the aviation industry is creating cleaner engines [1][2])
- industries MUST be regulated (don't expect a corporation to act in the public interest)
- better public transport should allow us to leave our cars at home
- cities must be planned so we can walk to the store, park, etc
[1] http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-rolls-ult... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geared_turbofan