‘Trees not private jets’: activists take over Le Bourget airport against ‘climate criminals’
Extinction Rebellion (XR) France and Attac France took over Le Bourget airport on 22 September 2023, denouncing the responsibility of the ultra-rich for the ecological crisis and the complicity of the government. Around thirty activists took to the tarmac to plant...
Aviation: A Matter of Climate Injustice
Aviation is the pinnacle of climate injustice. But what specifically is climate justice, why is flying one of the gravest examples of it, and how can we achieve climate justice? What is climate (in)justice? We are living in times of deep ecological and climate...
New chapter in conflict with industry that wants to ‘plant’ jet fuel in the Amazon
Members of the Tembé nation were shot in Tomé-Açu on Monday August 7th 2023. Indigenous communities and quilombolas demand recognition of traditional territories in a dispute with the Brazil Biofuels group (BBF), a producer of palm oil that wants to sell biofuels to...
‘Jets & Yachts The Party’s Over’: Activists glue themselves to a private jet in Ibiza
In July activists in Ibiza carried out a week-long series of actions against luxury emissions and the 1% who cause them. "We are glued to a private jet at Ibiza airport because we are really terrified of the consequences of the climate crisis". This is what Bilbo, an...
Destination FOMO: Understanding the Urge to Fly to Faraway Places
During the scorching summer of 2023, we have simultaneously experienced the hottest day on record and the busiest day for air travel in years. So what drives us to traverse continents and skies? Is it our innate human curiosity to explore the unknown, to connect with...
Exaggerated emission savings and legal challenges: the reality of forest carbon offsets
Research commissioned by Stay Grounded reveals that international airlines have bought carbon credits from the Cordillera Azul National Park, Alto Mayo Conservation Initiative, Tambopata Brazil Nut Concessions and RMDLT Portel REDD projects in Peru and Brazil. All of...
From Bristol to Canada: Clever campaigning against Bristol Airport expansion
Blog post contributed by Bristol Airport is Big Enough (BABE) Campaigners in Bristol, UK, are fighting the expansion of Bristol Airport, which will have disastrous consequences for local communities and the environment. The courts have continually failed the local...
The expansion of Kasese Airstrip: a threat to wildlife and communities in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Blog post contributed by our member CECIC (Center for Citizens Conserving Environment) The serene and biodiverse Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda has long been a haven for a remarkable array of wildlife, boasting over 95 mammal species, about 10 species of...
Press release: Activists demand Paris Air Show ends its climate denial
For further information, contact Inês at Stay Grounded, +43 670 353 43 11, [email protected] On the first day of the 54th edition of the Paris Air Show, French groups issued a statement calling on the event to stop their climate denial and take the necessary...
Fossil aviation fuel can be cheaply upgraded to mitigate climate-heating contrails and improve air quality
Written by Eric Lombard While the aviation sector and governments promise a new era of “sustainable” aviation fuels (SAF), we know that it will divert much-needed resources away from other sectors and take decades to happen, if at all. Yet there is an efficient way to...