Reaction to today’s EU publication on aviation’s non-CO2 climate impacts
New European Commission study makes clear that aviation is far worse than expected. Meanwhile, the aviation industry, having its annual IATA meeting today, demands additional $ 80 billion. Stay Grounded urges to account for real climate impact and stop giving more...
Planet holds breath for Heathrow landmark ruling
--> Please see previous RisingTideUK blog on the High Court Verdict and the case leading up to the Court of Appeal here:- https://stay-grounded.org/london-heathrow-expansion-3d-runway-runaway-climate-breakdown/ Summary So, we await the verdict of the UK Supreme...
Staying on the Ground in India: “Slow travel is the way forward”
In this grounded story by Vivek Gilani we learn about his motivation to reduce flying and about train travel in India. Vivek is Managing Director of cBalance, a new Stay Grounded member, which creates climate action tools for industry, institutions and consumers. The...
Understanding Greenwashing and False Solutions
The aviation industry is engaged in a concerted global greenwashing campaign to divert attention from the immense climate impact of air travel. More worryingly still, UN body for civil aviation has developed a worldwide climate mitigation plan which does not cut...
Frequent Flyer Levy: Tackling the Injustice of Flying
Air travel is the preserve of the global rich: recent research shows that less than 1% of the global population cause more than 50% of emissions from passenger air travel. Reducing this frequent flying behaviour in a relatively small number of people would produce a...
The total climate impact of aviation
For a long time, the aviation industry and governments ignored the fact that aviation's climate impact is not only about CO2: burning kerosene at altitude also generates contrails, induced cloudiness and NOx derivatives that, although short lived, contribute...
Leeds Bradford Airport expansion plans – legal arguments about emissions
Background: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) wants to expand from 4 million passengers per year to 7 million by 2030. LBA has submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council (LCC) seeking permission to extend daytime flying hours, allow more flights at night and...
Virtually International – How Virtual Meetings Can Help to Avoid Flights
Summary of the webinar “Virtually international - how virtual meetings can help to avoid flights” On October 22nd 2020, Stay Grounded organised with Let’s Stay Grounded campaign partner Zeroing Flying a Webinar on how virtual communication can help us to avoid...
Hundreds of Penguin Climate Activists Block Berlin Airport BER Opening
Blockade of the Opening of BER Airport in Germany on 31st October Berlin, 31.10.2020 - The climate justice group 'Am Boden bleiben', a member of the international Stay Grounded network, today blocks the opening of the new airport in Berlin with protest actions. The...