News & Blog
In this section you find current information about the aviation industry and campaigns to counter aviation. You can see all articles of one category by clicking on the yellow button with the category’s name.
Stay Grounded Intervention at the European Aviation Summit
Yesterday, October 3rd, two activists from Stay Grounded intervened in the opening of the European Aviation Summit in Vienna, discrediting the speach by EU Transport commissioner Violeta Bulc about the supposedly green future of aviation.
Press Release: Stay Grounded international network launched to counter aviation
This week marks the official launch of Stay Grounded, a global network of organisations and activist groups working to curb the unrestrained expansion of the aviation sector that is causing ever increasing damage to the climate and local residents. Supported by more than 100 civil society organisations, …
Press Release: ‘Bulacan Aerotropolis’ threatens marine ecology, food security – fisherfolk
Calling it as one of the biggest environmental disasters to hit Manila Bay, the activist fisherfolk group PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas said the Bulacan Aerotropolis Project will kill both the marine ecosystem and the lives of thousands of fisherfolk who subsist by fishing in the waters of Manila Bay. The project will be constructed at the 2,500-hectare waters of Manila Bay in …
Panel Discussion: Turnabout Mobility – The Challenge to Stay Grounded
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...
New french report “L’illusion de l’aviation verte”
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? “L’illusion de l’aviation verte” is written for people and groups that want to understand the greening strategies in order to effectively address aviation growth and climate change.
The illusion of green flying
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.
New Position Paper is out
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...