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Austria and France banned short-haul flights to boost train travel and reduce emissions. Did it work? (climatetrace.org)
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[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 16 points 20 hours ago

did you get that by reading it and now we don't have to or that is your answer after not reading? because I have not.

[-] classic@fedia.io 43 points 20 hours ago

Climate TRACE emissions data suggest the policies did, in fact, deliver their hoped-for emissions reductions.

[-] Archimedes@sh.itjust.works 15 points 20 hours ago

I'm not reading that!

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 0 points 17 hours ago

headlines asking a yes or no question usually means a No.

[-] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 3 points 13 hours ago

Here we have the exception though. It's a yes

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