I love all these resources! I recently wrote about the benefits of American train travel (along with what needs improved) and have really touted public transit options since moving to the East Coast — where, admittedly, it is much easier to get on a train. I hope the rest of the U.S. soon sees more investments in rail and less investments in runways.
Very timely. This is a hard one for me. I've just booked to go on a work trip that I know I'll find really worthwhile and that I couldn't do virtually. And because I live in New Zealand, it's flying or don't go. But with all the writing about climate change I've been doing, I can't go with a clean conscience.
The original plan involved one flight within New Zealand and the rest overseas, and I've realised that I could do the internal New Zealand flight on an overnight bus, even though it will take 12 hours. It's trivial compared to the rest of the flights I'll be taking, but it's the one flight where there's a practical alternative.
Thanks for sharing this "middle way". I have swung from one extreme to the other - 5 flight-free years (apart from a trip for a funeral) from 2007 to 2012 and then 5 years of increasing flights after my parents moved and travelling to see them by train got more difficult. During the flying years, I found it really easy to add on more and more flights because why not, we're doing it anyway. But I like the idea of having boundaries around flying. I am probably going to have an annual work trip to take which will involve a flight, but I can get to my parents' place by train, if I spread it over two days. As I work remotely, I can also consider staying longer i.e part holiday, part working.
Hello Kimberly, as this is my first visit to We Can Fix It I am a beginner at this. So please excuse me if my question is stupid. But I wonder wether train is always a better alternative. For example, some trains are diesel trains. And seeing a train from Halmstad going to Jönköping, on diesel and with just 5 passengers, that made me wonder. Surely, to be most effective we would need to go into details also on what energy source is really used? Or is everything always better than flying? I am sincerely interested and look forward to your answer. Thanks.
How to fly less
I love all these resources! I recently wrote about the benefits of American train travel (along with what needs improved) and have really touted public transit options since moving to the East Coast — where, admittedly, it is much easier to get on a train. I hope the rest of the U.S. soon sees more investments in rail and less investments in runways.
Thanks Kim once again for your fantastic newsletter!
So many useful resources and always appreciate your way of combining the personal life perspective with the scientific facts perspective!
Very timely. This is a hard one for me. I've just booked to go on a work trip that I know I'll find really worthwhile and that I couldn't do virtually. And because I live in New Zealand, it's flying or don't go. But with all the writing about climate change I've been doing, I can't go with a clean conscience.
The original plan involved one flight within New Zealand and the rest overseas, and I've realised that I could do the internal New Zealand flight on an overnight bus, even though it will take 12 hours. It's trivial compared to the rest of the flights I'll be taking, but it's the one flight where there's a practical alternative.
Thanks for sharing this "middle way". I have swung from one extreme to the other - 5 flight-free years (apart from a trip for a funeral) from 2007 to 2012 and then 5 years of increasing flights after my parents moved and travelling to see them by train got more difficult. During the flying years, I found it really easy to add on more and more flights because why not, we're doing it anyway. But I like the idea of having boundaries around flying. I am probably going to have an annual work trip to take which will involve a flight, but I can get to my parents' place by train, if I spread it over two days. As I work remotely, I can also consider staying longer i.e part holiday, part working.
Hello Kimberly, as this is my first visit to We Can Fix It I am a beginner at this. So please excuse me if my question is stupid. But I wonder wether train is always a better alternative. For example, some trains are diesel trains. And seeing a train from Halmstad going to Jönköping, on diesel and with just 5 passengers, that made me wonder. Surely, to be most effective we would need to go into details also on what energy source is really used? Or is everything always better than flying? I am sincerely interested and look forward to your answer. Thanks.