don't we do this with HTTP?
I don't understand. there's more agency in AP than AT if we're talking about no gatekeepers, but less if we're talking about potential audience.
I get how you prefer the tradeoffs (and it's why I'm desperate for a big public convo over why we care about decentralization) but I have a hard time believing you actually believe AT will get more independent (thanks to VC).
@evan @peterbrown @straphanger
China has experienced a 19% decline in air travel in regions serviced by HSR.
They do not have the air travel infrastructure or per capita use of Canada.
While using HSR may have a direct savings of 1M/annum, it may also reduce other transit emissions giving a larger net impact.
@emd It's nice to have someone greet you. And I regularly look at the local timeline, so I do care about the community here.
@peterbrown @straphanger my answer to this objection, btw, is that climate action isn't about either-or. We need high speed rail AND heat pump rebates AND electric car incentives AND walkable cities. The transition is a big project with a lot of moving pieces.
@peterbrown @straphanger so, I am in favour of Alto.
But.
The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from Alto are not projected to be high, about 1Mt/year -- that's about 0.1% of Canada's total annual emissions around 700Mt.
And the high cost of the project, about $60-90B, makes it a very expensive way to reduce a modest amount of emissions.
So, one reason I've heard people oppose the project is that the money could have a lot more climate impact if it was used in other ways.
@evan Oh no! Can we celebrate when I'm back?
And why am I only just now thinking this is the Spring Winequinox to the Fall's Bouj Day?