France bans all flights between local destinations that have a 2.5 hour train alternative
France has passed the bill to ban short-haul flights through parliament where a train alternative of 2.5 hours or less exists. The ban was part of a 2020 agreement, mid-pandemic, to bail out the national carrier Air France, when passengers couldn’t fly and those who could travel started taking the train. In return for government money, the airline agreed to stop some short-haul routes to meet environmental targets.
This is a step in the right direction despite the fact that the law itself has been quite watered down. More here:
Dear Julien
Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Emmanuel Macron and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Bertie We Don't Have Time
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Dear Julien Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Emmanuel Macron and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Bertie We Don't Have Time
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We need to do this in Britain too.
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They have made a good decision
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But it's not really true though: https://app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/1dab8bdd-ff69-4e07-b0a4-fa171783d89c good PR by the government though
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Good plan by France
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what a great decision by France.
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Amazing news
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It's a good move but unfortunately private jets are not included. Looking forward to amendments later on.
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This is a bill that fosters posterity. Bravo to the French parliament
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This is a great bill that the France parliament has passed,we ought to look for other better alternative means and in this case being the train
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Good decision
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Great step
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Great decision!