HOTPE - https://beatofhawaii.com/uncomfortable-h...ification/
Of note on the efficiency math from the article: "The new plane promises to deliver an amazing 30% reduction in per seat fuel burn compared to previous generation planes." (emphasis mine)
Will look at engine specs later, but lots of gains to be had by providing no seats (standing room only gives infinite per-seat efficiency gains ;) or stacking passengers like cord wood in narrow bunks. Maybe chain them there for their safety and jettison any who expire overboard to save on fuel. You can ching, ching, ching, cash-in with these cold hard calculations.
Maybe Jevons paradox can be broken by making the gains in efficiency so unpleasant that no one chooses them? ;)
Unraveling the Complexity of the Jevons Paradox - "During phases in which society is limited by external constraints" ... "the implications of the Jevons Paradox will be different: society will have to negotiate new definitions of desirability through cultural and political adjustments (a new acceptable standard of living)."
ETA: Looks like the engine is about 15-20% more efficient, so the total gains are about 1/2 in fuel reduction and 1/2 in denser seating. Have to wait and see if the efficiency gains lead to more Hawaii flights that cancels out any reduction in total emissions or if the unpleasantness of the experience is enough to keep that usual feedback loop in check.
Of note on the efficiency math from the article: "The new plane promises to deliver an amazing 30% reduction in per seat fuel burn compared to previous generation planes." (emphasis mine)
Will look at engine specs later, but lots of gains to be had by providing no seats (standing room only gives infinite per-seat efficiency gains ;) or stacking passengers like cord wood in narrow bunks. Maybe chain them there for their safety and jettison any who expire overboard to save on fuel. You can ching, ching, ching, cash-in with these cold hard calculations.
Maybe Jevons paradox can be broken by making the gains in efficiency so unpleasant that no one chooses them? ;)
Unraveling the Complexity of the Jevons Paradox - "During phases in which society is limited by external constraints" ... "the implications of the Jevons Paradox will be different: society will have to negotiate new definitions of desirability through cultural and political adjustments (a new acceptable standard of living)."
ETA: Looks like the engine is about 15-20% more efficient, so the total gains are about 1/2 in fuel reduction and 1/2 in denser seating. Have to wait and see if the efficiency gains lead to more Hawaii flights that cancels out any reduction in total emissions or if the unpleasantness of the experience is enough to keep that usual feedback loop in check.