DECRYPTION – The journeys intended to be replaced by the train represent only 6% of emissions in Europe.
Many preconceived ideas about air transport are totally wrong, starting with the wish of European countries to want to ban or tax so-called short-haul flights because they would be the most harmful for climate change. This was decided in France, within the framework of the climate and resilience law, in August 2021, for flights which can be provided by a train journey lasting less than two and a half hours (but the implementing decree has not yet been published!) For its part, Austria has introduced a higher tax per passenger for flights of less than 350 kilometers and Belgium has created a heavier one for air journeys of less than 500 kilometers . But these decisions reflect political leaders’ ignorance of the impact of these flights or of a “greenwashing” operation, that is to say a communication strategy to give the impression that these flights should be banned. harmful flights for the benefit of other modes of transport…
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