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New York to San Francisco is roughly 3000 miles (4800 km). At 250km/h, that’s a 19 hour trip. A 19 hour plane trip from New York gets you to Singapore. Fast t
by rgmerk 2y ago
New York to San Francisco is roughly 3000 miles (4800 km). At 250km/h, that’s a 19 hour trip.
A 19 hour plane trip from New York gets you to Singapore.
Fast trains are great for journeys up to about 600km. For crossing continents, planes win, whether rail enthusiasts like it or not, and a future of transport that involves “just don’t fly” as the only solution to climate change is an absolute nonstarter in most of the world.
- defrost 2y agoNot a single serious person I'm aware of has proposed “just don’t fly” as the only solution to climate change. Any solution would require multiple strategies in tandem to increase efficiencies, reduce unnecessary energy expenditures, reduce GG emmissions, transition to non FF sources, and reduce existing GG in the atmosphere. It's a daunting task and one that may be impossible to achieve.
- rgmerk 2y agoDepends on your definition of “serious”. You see a lot of “just take the train” in centrist and left-leaning British media (example provided below). Easy to imagine in the UK. Not so easy from, say, Perth, Western Australia. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200218-climate-change-how-to-cut-your-carbon-emissions-when-flying https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200218-climate-change-h...