Into the category, Human Stupidity at its Finest in the Face of Climate Disaster, slips this report from The Verge:

“United Airlines has agreed to purchase 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom Supersonic, with an option to increase that order to 50 jets, the companies announced Thursday. That agreement, though, is still subject to change depending on the outcome of United’s safety testing and also Boom’s ability to deliver on its promises despite never having built or flown a full-scale supersonic jet before.”

I mean it in the nicest possible way, but: THIS SHIT HAS TO STOP ALREADY.

Jesus Fucking Christ, humans!

“Both companies claim the jets will be “net-zero carbon from day one [and] optimized to run on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.” But neither provided additional details about what kinds of fuel they would be using or how they would achieve net-zero carbon emissions.
“Environmental groups are worried that faster speeds will equal more pollution into the environment. The global aviation industry produces around 2 percent of all human-induced CO2 emissions, but supersonic jets are known to be far more polluting. Boom says it will be carbon-neutral as a goal, but simply put, it takes more fuel to go faster.”

You don’t have to be an environmentalist to know this claim is total bollocks from a supersonic mile away.

The fact that such madness can still be going ahead in 2021 suggests that part of humanity is truly not ready to face the writing on the wall.

Chilling.