The top candidate for Chancellor in Germany wants to ban domestic airline flights. Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet is now in favor of a ban on domestic flights. He thinks it’s a way to combat climate change.
At first, he was critical of the Greens, but he is willing to do it with a few modifications.
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The Union’s candidate for chancellor, Armin Laschet, would, under certain conditions, be open to renouncing domestic German air traffic in order to combat climate change. “Ok, I’ll be there if we can move quickly differently,” said Laschet on Saturday. But alternatives must be created for this.
Alternatives, hmmm…a blimp, maybe?
“We want you to be able to travel quickly from Düsseldorf to Berlin,” explained Laschet. In France, for example, the TGV express train ensures that flights are no longer worthwhile. If, however, new railway lines were built in Germany, the Greens founded local citizens’ initiatives against an expansion. Germany must, however, become faster in planning and approval procedures,” said Laschet.
Okay, really fast, more dangerous, trains with solar panels on them?
The Chancellor candidate of the Green Party, Annalena Baerbock, had spoken out in favor of short-haul flights no longer being possible. Short-haul flights, especially domestically, should be superfluous with a more attractive train.
Baerbock praised the French government’s decision last year to order Air France to drop all domestic flights on routes that could be traveled by train in less than 2 1/2 hours as a condition for a multibillion-euro bailout during the pandemic.
“I want to be the next Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany,” said Laschet. He does not want to stand for bans, renunciation, or loss, but for new ideas and innovations. His new ideas are to bring back the old ideas for a climate we all know he won’t affect.
There has been an ongoing, multi-year precipitous drop in domestic air travel in Germany. While the airline industry denies it, many believe the drop in passengers is related to publicizing alleged links between climate change and CO2 emissions from flying, so-called flight shaming.
In the event of a victory in the September election, he announced the creation of a digitization ministry.
He wants to be on the computer a lot.
Laschet is said to lead this as the top candidate.
h/t Harvey
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I’m not for banning air travel, but I am for a much larger Amtrak system. Planes should be for long haul, mostly international travel. Too offend I see people taking trips on planes that would be more efficient by car. A modern train system would make almost all travel under 1000 miles more efficient. Consider say Downtown New Orleans to Downtown Atlanta. By plane, you will spend 6 to 8 hours. By modern bullet train this would be under 5 hours. When I was working in Japan, all my in Japan travel was by train and it was very affordable, comfortable, and care free. Fukuoka to Tokyo was over 525 miles and under 5 hours. A modern train system with car carriers would be a total game changer. Major cities Cost to Cost in under 48 hours with your car in tow should be a national goal. In Europe, I also loved Ferry Travel. Drive on board, head to your room, have dinner, and arrive in the morning to drive to your final destination. Why don’t we have a ferry run from Tampa to Mobile, or New Orleans? Maybe Key West to Galveston. America really needs more travel options outside of Airplanes.
There was a time when travel was fun, care free, and free of TSA. Amtrak from New York to LA is about 3 days and under $250. Why do we not have a system that allows this from any major city. Not everyone is in a rush and slowing down is probably a good idea. I would much rather get on a train on a Friday Night, travel cross country arriving early on Monday morning, then returning by train the following weekend. Fly over country is much more interesting at ground level. I’m retiring to a small town with an Amtrak Station. I can travel overnight to Chicago and fly anywhere in the world from there with good connections. With a good train system we can do something about having to live in crime ridden Big Blue Cities. Every town of 10,000 or more should be connected to a Major City by train.
The green nude eel model, the highest energy prices in the world are in Germanystan.
The blackouts as seen in Texas during the past winter are a feature and not a bug to the faculty lounge.
Muh Russia will supply the gas heat for the long cold winter while Boris and Natasha stay toasty in the historic Moscow luxury five star hackers suite.
Hussein did promise to raise the rates but had to wait until term three so the trombone isn’t so sad.
The unity collective comrades aren’t ready for a back to the primitive law of the jungle utopia.
Oh well.