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Europeans want trains instead of short-haul flights
By EUobserver
Some 87 percent of EU nationals said they were in favour of replacing short-haul flights with train services, according to a poll by the European Investment Bank, while 69 percent backed new taxes on high-polluting products. But at the same time, 58 percent said they did not believe the upcoming COP26 climate summit would see their national leaders agree to drastically cut CO2 emissions by 2050.