CNN: France Bans Short-Haul Flights Where Trains Are Available to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

QUEST France has imposed ░░░░░░░░ ban on domestic flights ░░░░░░░░ journeys possible in less ░░░░░░░░ two and a half ░░░░░░░░ by train It s ░░░░░░░░ move designed to reduce ░░░░░░░░ emissions although frankly symbolic ░░░░░░░░ best only three routes ░░░░░░░░ affected so far Paris ░░░░░░░░ to Lyon Nantes and ░░░░░░░░ Because the bans are ░░░░░░░░ must meet certain E ░░░░░░░░ conditions For instance there ░░░░░░░░ be a high speed ░░░░░░░░ alternative The train schedule ░░░░░░░░ allow people to arrive ░░░░░░░░ the morning and return ░░░░░░░░ same day and there ░░░░░░░░ be enough service to ░░░░░░░░ the increase in passengers ░░░░░░░░ ban it may be ░░░░░░░░ but it does presage ░░░░░░░░ much greater change of ░░░░░░░░ will in future transportation ░░░░░░░░ last month the French ░░░░░░░░ minister Sir Clement Beaune ░░░░░░░░ me greening the transport ░░░░░░░░ is his priority Clip ░░░░░░░░ BEAUNE This aviation industry ░░░░░░░░ very strong in France ░░░░░░░░ want it to remain ░░░░░░░░ strong We re investing ░░░░░░░░ lot which is a ░░░░░░░░ in clean fuels for ░░░░░░░░ in this green transformation ░░░░░░░░ this industry we will ░░░░░░░░ and we have set ░░░░░░░░ target of zero carbon ░░░░░░░░ 2050 in this industry ░░░░░░░░ in the meantime I ░░░░░░░░ it s important to ░░░░░░░░ into accounts some behaviors ░░░░░░░░ activities which should contribute ░░░░░░░░ bit more to the ░░░░░░░░ of our transport systems ░░░░░░░░ ends QUEST Melissa is ░░░░░░░░ me in Paris Now ░░░░░░░░ the reality is this ░░░░░░░░ per se won t ░░░░░░░░ much of an effect ░░░░░░░░ you re now going ░░░░░░░░ have to push the ░░░░░░░░ of this law too ░░░░░░░░ out before you re ░░░░░░░░ to hit a lot ░░░░░░░░ other European countries and ░░░░░░░░ routes BELL That s ░░░░░░░░ Of course the question ░░░░░░░░ Richard what they will ░░░░░░░░ at European level For ░░░░░░░░ time being it is ░░░░░░░░ the French battling with ░░░░░░░░ of all their commitment ░░░░░░░░ you just heard from ░░░░░░░░ transport minister there of ░░░░░░░░ carbon emissions by 2050 ░░░░░░░░ give you an idea ░░░░░░░░ how far they have ░░░░░░░░ go is 408 million ░░░░░░░░ last year They are ░░░░░░░░ at getting that down ░░░░░░░░ 270 million tons by ░░░░░░░░ But there is a ░░░░░░░░ way to go and ░░░░░░░░ is why that is ░░░░░░░░ of their reason for ░░░░░░░░ this ban it had ░░░░░░░░ Richard been in effect ░░░░░░░░ France had agreed to ░░░░░░░░ with it even ahead ░░░░░░░░ the degree being published ░░░░░░░░ exchange for some Covid ░░░░░░░░ and other operators had ░░░░░░░░ banned from coming in ░░░░░░░░ take over on those ░░░░░░░░ routes that you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ Bordeaux Nantes and Lyon ░░░░░░░░ critics say that it ░░░░░░░░ is nothing at all ░░░░░░░░ re talking about 0 ░░░░░░░░ percent of the overall ░░░░░░░░ caused by airplanes departing ░░░░░░░░ France so very little ░░░░░░░░ and what the environment ░░░░░░░░ that advises the French ░░░░░░░░ had suggested is that ░░░░░░░░ should actually apply to ░░░░░░░░ all domestic journeys that ░░░░░░░░ any journey that could ░░░░░░░░ carried out in France ░░░░░░░░ four hours so therefore ░░░░░░░░ the very south of ░░░░░░░░ country should see this ░░░░░░░░ as well That has ░░░░░░░░ been the case So ░░░░░░░░ s been criticized at ░░░░░░░░ for being slightly timid ░░░░░░░░ not being terribly effective ░░░░░░░░ you re quite right ░░░░░░░░ the next question that ░░░░░░░░ is what then happens ░░░░░░░░ a European level QUEST ░░░░░░░░ right so let s ░░░░░░░░ you because you travel ░░░░░░░░ in the good service ░░░░░░░░ our corporation and you ░░░░░░░░ to usually get there ░░░░░░░░ because it s a ░░░░░░░░ Now if we draw ░░░░░░░░ sort of a four ░░░░░░░░ round about I mean ░░░░░░░░ re talking about whether ░░░░░░░░ would take a train ░░░░░░░░ Brussels you probably would ░░░░░░░░ you take a train ░░░░░░░░ Amsterdam if you had ░░░░░░░░ go down to Montpellier ░░░░░░░░ Madrid for example At ░░░░░░░░ point do you say ░░░░░░░░ versus plane BELL Exactly ░░░░░░░░ think you re quite ░░░░░░░░ What we are looking ░░░░░░░░ here in Europe where ░░░░░░░░ have much smaller countries ░░░░░░░░ Richard that France fits ░░░░░░░░ times inside the United ░░░░░░░░ So these are very ░░░░░░░░ conversations that are going ░░░░░░░░ Already Europeans tend to ░░░░░░░░ rail rather than air ░░░░░░░░ they can but of ░░░░░░░░ the problem is that ░░░░░░░░ is for the correspondents ░░░░░░░░ instance what this latest ░░░░░░░░ does not do is ░░░░░░░░ you if you re ░░░░░░░░ in from New York ░░░░░░░░ the ongoing flight to ░░░░░░░░ city It is for ░░░░░░░░ wanting to go from ░░░░░░░░ European city to another ░░░░░░░░ you can imagine that ░░░░░░░░ is something that will ░░░░░░░░ on but that will ░░░░░░░░ to be agreed at ░░░░░░░░ level The point is ░░░░░░░░ is on the minds ░░░░░░░░ Europeans partly because also ░░░░░░░░ last year here in ░░░░░░░░ was the hottest since ░░░░░░░░ This has really helped ░░░░░░░░ focus the minds These ░░░░░░░░ be timid measures for ░░░░░░░░ time being opposed of ░░░░░░░░ you should expect by ░░░░░░░░ airline companies and the ░░░░░░░░ but nonetheless likely the ░░░░░░░░ of things to go ░░░░░░░░ Europe wise as well ░░░░░░░░ QUEST I feel a ░░░░░░░░ coming on in the ░░░░░░░░ year You and I ░░░░░░░░ have to choose our ░░░░░░░░ One of us will ░░░░░░░░ the train one of ░░░░░░░░ will take the plane ░░░░░░░░ we ll see who ░░░░░░░░ who gets there first ░░░░░░░░ We shall drive Richard ░░░░░░░░ we can QUEST Well ░░░░░░░░ you re starting a ░░░░░░░░ new thing with hybrid ░░░░░░░░ will be wanting a ░░░░░░░░ chevre belching out black ░░░░░░░░ All right Melissa Bell ░░░░░░░░ you very much.”