The access to the private jet airport in Altenrhein Switzerland was blocked by Debt for Climate activists, preventing the transfer of attendees arriving in Davos for the World Economic Forum. Their demands: cancellation of all foreign debt of countries in the Global...
The Troubling Story of Aviation‘s Greenwashing
Greenwashing is the corporate practice of making diverting sustainability claims to cover up a questionable environmental record. While there‘s a long record of oil companies misleading the public, it is now time to shed a light on the airline and airport industry‘s...
Aviation lobby using greenwashing to avoid emission cuts, warn climate organisations
Ahead of COP26 climate summit, global network Stay Grounded plus around 40 other organisations, including Friends of the Earth International, counter aviation’s greenwashing through a new petition and actions on 5-6th of November 5 new fact sheets explain flaws of...
No to Madrid and Barcelona airport expansions
(photo credits: @Christine Tyler / Stay Grounded) 120 organisations call on the government to cancel the expansions of Madrid and Barcelona airports The expansion of airport infrastructures and the growth of aviation are incompatible with climate commitments. The...
Kerosinsteuer für Flugverkehr: Vorschlag der EU-Kommission klimapolitisch ungenügend
Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD und Stay Grounded ++Kerosinsteuer für Flugverkehr: Vorschlag der EU-Kommission klimapolitisch ungenügend ++Klimaschutzplan der EU-Kommission zu lasch, um 1,5 Grad-Klimagrenze einzuhalten / Steuerprivilegien des Flugverkehrs...
