Global Briefing: France introduces short haul flight ban

James Murray
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Global Briefing: France introduces short haul flight ban

France's trail-blazing flight ban, Europe's largest e-methanol plant, and New Zealand's landmark green steel project all feature in this week's Global Briefing

France enacts ban on shortest domestic flight routes The French government formally banned domestic flights on routes that could be covered by train in less than two and a half hours, bringing into force...

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