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Re:What if everyone had an air-mile allowance? by tonyedgecombe on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:59AM (#24186374)
To allow airlines to fly less people and remain solvent, ticket prices need to rise.

We can't really solve climate change without some industries shrinking massively or even disappearing. I don't know whether airlines are in that category but expecting to fix it without some pretty big changes isn't realistic.

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Re:What if everyone had an air-mile allowance? by alpineidyll3 on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:51AM (#24187181)
The miracle of the price discovery process is that efficiency (such as electric planes) can often be found if there is market pressure.

The reason we do nothing about climate change is that subconsciously we believe it's hopeless.

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