Germany’s €9 monthly tickets scheme for unlimited travel on regional train networks, trams, and buses has saved 1.8 million tons of CO2 emissions since its launch on June 1.
This cheap fares experiment, which aims to reduce fuel consumption and ease cost of living crisis, has sold 52 million tickets, with a fifth of which to people who did not often use public transportation. The scheme ended on Aug. 31.
The Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), which conducted the research, said the number of people who switched from cars to public transport due to the €9 ticket led to the reduction of emissions.
