Ad Net Zero urges UK advertising delegates to ditch plane for train to global summit

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Cannes, France | Credit: iStock
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Return trip from London to Cannes via train generates 30 times less CO2 than flying, it estimates

UK advertising delegates attending an upcoming international creative industries conference in the south of France in June are being urged to ditch planes for trains in order to help normalise sustainable...

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