European Railroad Discussion > NY Times: success of Austria's NightJet rail sleeper service

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/overnight-train-austria.html

"Flight shaming?" Why not go all the way to "leisure travel shaming" - save the planet by staying home.

Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> "Flight shaming?" Why not go all the way to
> "leisure travel shaming" - save the planet by
> staying home.

Good idea! Public policy according to the demands of angry children, what could possibly go wrong?

GettingShort Wrote:
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> Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> > "Flight shaming?" Why not go all the way to
> > "leisure travel shaming" - save the planet by
> > staying home.
>
> Good idea! Public policy according to the demands
> of angry children, what could possibly go wrong?

??? Are you referring to Greta Thunberg? If so, what a stupid comment. 
In any event, her push for countires to be more responsible and adhere to their own promises shows who are the real adults in the room. Us baby boomers won't be the ones inheriting the mess we created for the young people of her generation.