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France abolishes all domestic flights between cities that are linked by train. [1]
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Date: 2022-12-03
Satellite image of the extreme drought plaguing France and England, where vegetation has turned a toasty brown
The European Union permitted France to ban all domestic flights linked by train travel of less than two and a half hours. The decision by the EU was made yesterday, 12/2/2022. The ban will not affect routes between Paris Orly, Nantes, Lyon, and Bordeaux, at least not yet. Those routes will be banned in the future, according to sources.
The wealthiest get to keep their private jets and travel with no restrictions.
From Euro News Green:
Transport minister Clément Beaune said the country could no longer tolerate the super rich using private planes while the public are making cutbacks to deal with the energy crisis and climate change. snip Private jets have been a source of outrage lately, as the city-hopping exploits of celebrities and billionaires come to light. A jet belonging to Steven Spielberg burned around €117,000 worth of fuel in the two months since June, according to flight tracking data. A report from Transport and Environment (T&E), the European federation for clean transport, found that private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial flights per passenger mile, and 50 times worse than trains. Despite urgent calls from campaigners, France is unlikely to impose a total ban on jets. Government spokesman Olivier Véran reaffirmed today that it is "obviously not a question of banning them", given their important role in the economy. But “the French should not have to feel as if it’s always the same people who are being asked to make efforts". “We can understand that a Frenchman who is careful in his daily life is shocked by the fact that some of his fellow citizens can take a private jet to make flea jumps”, he told France Inter radio listeners this morning. Heavy taxation and restrictions are the most likely measures to be introduced. Companies could also be forced to publish details on their use of corporate aircraft, for greater transparency.
France's parliament passed a wide-sweeping climate bill in 2021. The bill's proposals would ban "future airport expansions, prohibit open-air terrace heaters and reduce packaging waste." The French government requires public schools to have at least one meal per week that contains no meat or fish for meals. Grocery stores will be made to reduce wasteful packaging and plastic use. Landlords will be required to insulate their properties by 2025. And Reuters reports that "Meanwhile, the sale of cars emitting more than 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer will be banned from 2030, and a subsidy for electric bicycles is extended."
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