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Would You Rather Give Up Meat Or Flying For The Environment? (plantbasednews.org)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/green@lemmy.ml
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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

For me, both price and time are very compelling reasons to fly, unfortunately.

The state of the environment is an even more compelling reason for me not to. But for many people it's not. That's why the price of flying must be raised enough, and alternatives like traveling by train must be made more attractive. So that there is enough reason not to fly for everyone.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    High speed trains exist, just not in places like the USA. We could have more environmentally friendly coupled with similar time convenience. It's truly unfortunate that it's never been invested in, because its a viable and much less damaging alternative.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I live in Germany, where high speed trains are the norm and traveling by train is pretty common. It's still much more expensive than flying. But at least it's getting faster and faster, to a point where it beats traveling by car or even plane. Munich to Berlin (600 km) in less than four hours, nothing can beat that.

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