Germany's ?9 train tickets scheme 'saved 1.8m tons of CO2 emissions'

A fifth of the 52m tickets sold were bought by people who did not ordinarily use public transportGermany's three-month experiment with ?9 tickets for a month's unlimited travel on regional train networks, trams and buses saved about 1.8m tons of CO2 emissions, it has been claimed.Since its introduction on 1 June to cut fuel consumption and relieve a cost of living crisis, about 52m tickets have been sold, a fifth of these to people who did not ordinarily use public transport. The scheme is due to end on Wednesday. Continue reading...