France to Airlines: Go Green If You Want a Bailout

Mon, 1 Jun 2020 04:08:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
This week’s Reasons to be Cheerful:

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/air-france-greenest-airline-government-bailout/>


Adapt and grow
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<https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/climate-solutions/climate-change-minnesota/>

An eye-opening article in the Washington Post tracks a bold experiment
unfolding in Minnesota, where scientists are giving forests a head-start
to help them outrun climate change.


A roof and four walls
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<https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2020/05/homelessness-ideas-solutions-coronavirus-evictions-housing/611734/>

Citylab surveys America’s housing insecurity landscape and finds that,
“During this pandemic… homelessness reforms that were long deemed
implausible are happening, if only temporarily.”


The friendly skies
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<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/17/is-covid-19-crisis-the-catalyst-for-the-greening-of-worlds-airlines>

What will become of the airline industry? With over 90 percent of the
world’s commercial passenger flights grounded, industry experts warn it
will take years to ramp up again. Now, at least one country is tying its
airline industry bailout to a green transition.


Share and enjoy,
                *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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