The national decree has only one exception. Meanwhile, private jets are in the crosshairs.
France approved this Tuesday decree that prohibits short-haul internal flights if the same journey can be made in train in less than two hours and halfa policy that seeks to reduce the greenhouse gas emission in the framework of the fight against climate change.
The measure, announced in the French Official Gazette, arises from the climate law of August 22, 2021, which was suspended while the European Comission was examining an appeal filed by the airlines. “The regular passenger air transport services prohibited by chapter II of article L.6412-3 of the Transport Code include those that can be replaced by rail serviceby a route less than two and a half hours in each direction”, highlights the document, collected by the Sputnik and AFP news agencies.
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The exceptions are the transit flights. In addition, the point of departure and arrival of the train must be in the same city to which the flight was planned air travel. In practice, the flights that meet the requirements are those that connect Paris with nantes, lyons and Bordeaux.
“It is the first measure in the world that fits perfectly with government policy to promote the transition to those vehicles that emit less greenhouse gases“said the Minister of Transport French, Clement Beauneto the television channel BMFTV.
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air France I was already applying the law from May 2020based on an agreement with the Government that, in the midst of a pandemic, offered him financial help in exchange of remove those paths. Meanwhile, the pressure increases Europe to fight against climate change and the carbon footprint of transport is in the spotlight, so the controversies, especially with the private jetsare recurring.
In the Egypt climate summitin 2022, 400 private or state flights they landed on sharm el sheikhthe luxury spa where world leaders met to find mechanisms to reduce the rates of pollution. To this must be added the airplanes of sponsoring and participating companiesin addition to those of the airlines.
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He air Transport is one of the activities that generate the most emissionswith him boat transportand if it were located on the list of countries that pollute the most, it would occupy the twelfth place.
Source: Ambito
