France’s government has banned short haul flights where green alternatives are available. Could New Zealand do the same?
Short-hop plane trips produce more climate pollution, per kilometre, than most long-haul journeys. That’s because a plane burns a high share of jet fuel during takeoff.
France has banned commercial flights where a train or bus service could get passengers to the destination in 2.5 hours or less. \
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Environmental activists welcomed the policy, which was originally tied to the French government’s multi-billion dollar pandemic bail-out to national airlines.
Now, Greenpeace has called on the whole EU bloc to adopt the policy, wherever buses and trains take less than six hours.
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