Cheap German transport ticket slashes emissions: survey

Berlin (AFP) Aug 30, 2022

A super-cheap rail and bus ticket Germany rolled out this summer brought nearly two million tonnes of savings in carbon emissions, an industry association said Tuesday as the country debates an extension. The ticket, valid nationwide on buses, subways and regional trains for just nine euros (dollars) a month, was introduced in June as part of an inflation-busting package by the centre-left-l