Alexis von Hoensbroech says the global push to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 will lead to a major increase in ticket prices unless governments step in to offer support.

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    1 year ago

    But why can’t you take a decarbonized plane?

    The high cost of a decarbonized plane (as you’ve rightly identified) is a good reason to focus on it filling in the shortest hop of the trip. Use high-speed rail for as much as possible, and then use the expensive flying machine full of sustainable synthetic natural gas or whatever for the last leg.

    We’re already talking about an incredible luxury that only the rich are able to partake in

    The most active traveller I know is a waitress. You can get a pretty decent all-inclusive week-long resort trip in Cayo Coco, Cuba for like $600CAD per person. I’m a very cheap guy, I didn’t even have a data plan on my phone until this year, and $600CAD is nothing for a once-every-few-years trip. That’s the difference between my yearly cellphone bill and a normal person’s cellphone bill.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe if you’re rich.

        something the poor get to just throw around

        Moving the goalposts. You started out saying only “the rich”. A single-income waitress is not “the rich” unless you’re completely bonkers. You can argue that such a person is middle-class, or working class, or petite bourgeoisie, however you want to classify her. But if you call somebody like that “the rich” you’ve taken a vacation from reality.

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            1 year ago

            It’s a top 20% income on the low end

            You’re telling me that Barb at the IHOP is making top-20% money.

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        1 year ago

        those waitresses are paid after the tips are collected.

        That’s two different values you’re lumping into one.