In October 2024, Stay Grounded published new research on the feasibility of a new progressive climate measure: A Frequent Flying Levy. A webinar on November 7th presented the most important findings, with inputs from Magdalena Heuwieser (Stay Grounded), Alex Chapman...
The recent floods in Spain are just the latest symptom of a planet in crisis. Images of floods surging through airports, in the same region where locals have been protesting against the impact of mass tourism on their lives, are a cruel symbol of the destruction that...
NEW research shows just 20 airports produced the equivalent CO2 emissions of 58 coal plants Launched today, the 2024 ‘Airport Tracker’ – an update to the first global inventory of CO2 and local air pollutants from passenger and freight flights – shows the scale of...
January 25th - Yesterday, Schiphol airport published new research, showing the need for a strong reduction of air traffic in order to halt climate heating. The airport proposes the ‘Polluter pays’ principle, with measures such as a worldwide kerosene tax and a tax for...
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...
Here we present a summary of Corporate Watch’s original post from 06 Jan 2023: Air Partner and Carlson Wagonlit are the grease spinning the wheels of the UK deportation machine through the Home Office and have been organising logistics for mass-deportation flights for...
Amidst worldwide scrutiny of Qatar’s poor human rights record during the football World Cup, a Stay Grounded briefing paper exposes European airlines’ deep financial connections to Qatar and other jet fuel exporting countries that still criminalise homosexuality,...
Airports in Mexico: paving the way for extractivist tourism and mega-projects The new report “Airports and Conflicts in Mexico” by Gustavo Castro (Otros Mundos, AC)/Stay Grounded offers a comprehensive analysis of the aviation sector in Mexico. It includes a...
In their new report titled, “The right track for Green Jobs” Possible, Autonomy UK and Safe Landing present scenarios for showing that cuts to aviation can more than compensate for job losses to the aviation sector. No more excuses, green jobs are possible especially...
This summary article was first posted on Greenpeace France's website. You can find it here in French. This research on the travel practices of young French people, entrusted by Greenpeace France to L'Obsoco, analyzes the tourist practices of young people with regard...
This summary was originally posted on the Ecologistas webpage. You can find it and the Spanish version here: https://www.ecologistasenaccion.org/187431/informe-los-biocombustibles-para-aviacion-en-el-estado-espanol/ Decarbonisation policies unclear and less than...
Climate campaigners are coalescing around an agenda of no expansion of airports and the need for a long-term reduction of aviation. However, not all of these campaigns have incorporated worker perspectives to better understand the impact on jobs and changes to local...
Biofuels are problematic and a false solution; real degrowth of the aviation sector is needed instead. The French organisation Canopée reiterated this in a new report that concludes that even using biofuels produced from “waste oils” for aviation has a devastating...
The French think-tank The Shift Project, in collaboration with an aeronautical engineers’ collective, has modelled the future of air transport on a global level and, more specifically, in France. Their conclusion is clear: neither the changes nor the technological...
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...
