{"id":2021697,"date":"2023-09-04T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-hysteria-france-pushes-harsh-new-airfare-plan-to-save-the-planet\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:27:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:27:11","slug":"climate-hysteria-france-pushes-harsh-new-airfare-plan-to-save-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-hysteria-france-pushes-harsh-new-airfare-plan-to-save-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s new airfare plan aims to combat climate change."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclimate-hysteria-france-pushes-harsh-new-airfare-plan-to-save-the-planet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2021697&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>France Pushes\u200d Harsh New \u200bAirfare Plan to Save the Planet<\/h2>\n<p>For roughly the cost of a \u2063fast-food meal \u2064at \u200bWendy\u2019s, Europeans can buy a plane ticket to various destinations.<\/p>\n<p>But those days may soon be \u2062coming to an end, as\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oneill-pay-attention-french-riots-core-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France\u2019s<\/a> \u2064chief transportation official has expressed fears that the practice is\u200b harmful to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Cl\u00e9ment Beaune \u2064told news magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nouvelobs.com\/politique\/20230830.OBS77524\/clement-beaune-si-nous-perdons-la-boussole-de-l-unite-nous-nous-fracasserons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u2019Obs<\/a> that \u200bairlines should no longer be \u2063allowed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-hysteria-france-pushes-harsh-new-airfare-plan-to-save-the-planet\/\" title=\"France's new airfare plan aims to combat climate change.\">offer bargain-basement airfares<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/08\/31\/france-eu-cheap-air-tickets-flights-environment-emissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Telegraph<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlane tickets\u200d at\u2062 \u20ac10 [about $10.80 in U.S. dollars], at a time of ecological transition,\u200b this is\u200d no longer\u2062 possible,\u201d \u2062he \u2063said in the interview. \u201cThis does not reflect the price for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heritage-expert-highlights-biden-admin-outsourcing-energy-production-china-making-planet-dirtier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planet<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beaune\u2062 said he plans to present a proposal for the European Union\u2063 to ban bargain airfares to drive up the price of plane\u2063 tickets as part of\u200d \u201cthe fight against\u2063 social and environmental\u200c dumping,\u201d\u200b according\u200c to \u2062the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this month, the minister announced \u2063the possibility of hiking taxes on \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/paying-flights-thanks-bidens-sotu-promise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plane tickets<\/a>, \u2018not\u200c for the pleasure of taxing,\u2019 but to finance investments in ecological transition, namely rail travel,\u201d the Telegraph reported.<\/p>\n<p>Beaune proposed setting minimum airfare prices\u2062 in \u200cthe E.U.\u200d \u201cas a way to \u2063reduce air travel and carbon emissions,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1808283\/france-cheap-airline-tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K.\u200b Express<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI openly call for taxing polluting activities to invest \u2064in the ecological \u2064transition,\u201d Beaune said.<\/p>\n<p>France has been leading the charge to cut\u2064 its carbon footprint. In May, the government banned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-issue-flights-america-gets-brutally-mocked-talking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domestic flights<\/a> to destinations that\u2064 travelers could reach by train \u200din less than two and a half hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe measure,\u200b however, was criticized for not\u200b being impactful enough, as it only affected three main flight routes connecting Paris-Orly Airport \u2064with Bordeaux, Lyon and Nantes,\u201d\u2064 the Express reported.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 changes have been applauded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-russia-funded-european-rabid-environmental-groups-led-continent-energy-dependence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environmental groups<\/a>, who \u200cview frequent fliers as among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conde-nast-cooking-publication-ends-beef-recipes-to-encourage-more-sustainable-cooking\/\" title=\"Cond\u00e9 Nast Cooking Publication Ends Beef Recipes \u2018To Encourage More Sustainable Cooking\u2019\">worst climate offenders<\/a>. But some don\u2019t \u2063think France\u2019s measures \u2064go far enough or target the right people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything that makes airlines pay\u2064 a fair share of\u2064 the environmental cost that they create is a good thing,\u201d said Jon Worth, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/trainsforeurope.eu\/why-and-how\/why-are-only-night-trains-included\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trains for Europe<\/a>, according to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/doesnt-reflect-price-planet-france-163049840.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANcsBtHnesH4OOv2HUiihlTyaYzQVlyGuxAr2bXnj1k2MrestXOhyvqg0LidjcG9APDb3ZJFjkAnEJabi0I9yVudmKlz2Ou86piBGt3yXzFNNo61xbfwzBF0Gvab-ljU5s2ElPed2sOke1Anc4YiA_JhwK8h01bky-YemNWru8d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euronews<\/a>. His organization is \u2063pushing to increase the number of train routes, especially at night, in the \u200dE.U.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we should be dealing with frequent flyers, and this does\u200d not deal with \u2064them. It might \u200breduce nice city weekends for\u200d some \u2063people,\u200d but it\u2019s not going to stop or \u2064reduce this regular flying\u200b elite.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did you know in the UK, 15% of people take 70% of all flights?!<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cFrequent Flyer Levy:<br \/>\n \u200dFly more, pay \u2062more-\u2063 simple.<br \/>\n Cuts air\u2063 travel without making flights more expensive for \u200cmost\u200c of us, who don\u2019t fly often.<br \/>\n Cash \u2064from tax could support\u200d airline workers into green jobs.\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PDzw8oQjlO\">pic.twitter.com\/PDzw8oQjlO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Possible (@_wearepossible) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_wearepossible\/status\/1304354122821492738?\">September\u200d 11, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The outlet reported\u200b that only 2 percent of people in \u200cFrance take 50 percent of all\u2062 flights, citing data from the environmental group Possible.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen percent of British people\u2063 take 70 percent of \u200bflights, and 8 percent of the Dutch take 42 percent of flights.<\/p>\n<p>Another environmental group, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Greenpeace\/status\/1682023136353718276?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1682023136353718276%7Ctwgr%5Ebf3860428b636ca188a222515a586a3edb931503%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euronews.com%2Fgreen%2F2023%2F08%2F31%2Fthat-doesnt-reflect-the-price-for-the-planet-france-wants-to-put-a-stop-to-mega-low-airfar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenpeace<\/a>, reported in July that\u200c train\u200c tickets in the E.U. cost \u200btwice as much as \u200dairline tickets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-government-funded-ai-surveillance-program-targeting-emotions-expressed-in-social-media-during-covid\/\" title=\"US Govt Funds AI-Surveillance Program for Covid-Era Social Media Emotions.\">social\u2063 media post<\/a> contains language some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New analysis reveals train\u2062 travel is twice\u2064 as expensive\u200b as the polluting flight\u2063 for the same trip in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>European governments \u2063need to make train travel more affordable than <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BullshitFlights?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BullshitFlights<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BetterByTrain?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BetterByTrain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateTickets?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateTickets<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XUqXSgGF5n\">https:\/\/t.co\/XUqXSgGF5n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EGknuSDVbp\">pic.twitter.com\/EGknuSDVbp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greenpeace International (@Greenpeace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Greenpeace\/status\/1682023136353718276?\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEuropean governments need \u2062to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-appointed-judge-smacks-biden-cdcs-mask-mandate-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">train travel<\/a> more affordable than #Bulls***Flights!\u201d the organization declared in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-hysteria-france-pushes-harsh-new-airfare-plan-save-planet\/\">Climate Hysteria: \u200bFrance Pushes Harsh New Airfare Plan to Save the Planet<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>longer be able to sell tickets at such low prices, as it encourages excessive air travel and contributes to carbon emissions. He suggested implementing a minimum price for plane tickets to promote sustainable travel and protect the environment. 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