1st-12th October - 2 weeks of protest events to be held around the world Contact: Magdalena Heuwieser & Mira Kapfinger / coordinators of Stay Grounded Mail: info@stay-grounded.org Phone: 0043/6503773102 1st October 2018 - This week marks the official launch of Stay Grounded, a global network of organisations and activist groups…
Contact: Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson – 0921-897-0239 09/30/2018: Bulakan, Bulacan – Calling it as one of the biggest environmental disasters to hit Manila Bay, the activist fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas) said the Bulacan Aerotropolis Project will kill both the marine ecosystem and…
In October 2018, the Stay Grounded Network meeting as well as the Back on Track network meeting, took place together in Vienna and started with a public panel discussion. Representatives of a British trade union, of the civil society networks Stay Grounded and Back on Track, as well as of…
The aviation industry has announced its intention to become greener in the future. This report examines the different climate strategies. Do they deliver on their promises? Is carbon-neutral growth a realistic goal? The report “The Illusion of Green Flying” was originally published by Finance & Trade Watch, currently hosting the…
A new climate agreement intended to ensure “carbon-neutral growth” in international aviation could lead to a massive increase in demand for problematic offsetting projects. Offsetting schemes for airports are a further measure to provide “green” legitimacy to the growth of the industry. Article by Magdalena Heuwieser, one of the coordinators of…
The position paper "Stay Grounded - 13 steps for a just transport system and for rapidly reducing aviation" is ready. Find the position paper here. The paper has evolved in a almost year-long democratic consensus-based process. At several network meetings, we identified obstacles to reduce aviation emissions, shared our visions…