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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.
Protests across Europe demand ban on airline advertising
PRESS CONTACT: Hannah Lawrence, [email protected] , (+43) 0670 550 09 34 A week of protest across Europe is taking aim at airline advertising and sponsorships over their role in increasing demand for flying. New statistics for 6 major airlines show that every €1...
Court prohibits Eurowings greenwashing adverts
German airline, Eurowings, has been prohibited from advertising flights as “CO2 neutral” through carbon offsetting, by Cologne Regional Court Eurowings had misled customers with its greenwashing claims, the court ruled Forest offsetting projects are unsuitable for...
Webinar: Reflection Talks with the Latin American and Caribbean network
This was the first webinar in a series offering space for dialogue, analysis and discussion of alternatives to the impacts of the aviation industry, organised by the Latin American and Caribbean regional network of Stay Grounded, "Permanecer en la Tierra". Quintana...
Two court victories on Schiphol airport and KLM airline!
Press Release on March 20th 2024 - Today, a historic verdict ruled that Schiphol Amsterdam airport has to reduce its flights to a maximum of 400,000 a year. Yesterday, another court ruled that the Dutch airline KLM has misled customers with its green claims. These...
Upcoming actions demand flight caps for Europe’s 5 largest airports
25 organisations are calling on the EU and governments across Europe to cap air traffic The coalition of groups have published a tribune ahead of two days of action in France and other European countries The organisations are local residents groups and climate...
Capping air traffic: an emergency response for health and climate!
Over 20 organisations campaigning against the five biggest European airports have published the below tribune calling on national governments and the EU to cap flights and implement stronger curfews at airports across Europe. We, the neighbours of Europe's five...
Unraveling the Frequent Flyer Programme: A Tale of Climate Injustice and Economic Inequality
We are in the era of frequent flyer programmes, where jet-setting has become a symbol of status and aspiration. What started as a marketing tactic that the top brass in American Airlines called “the best in the business” has now grown into a significant contributor to...
New research showing the significant health issues of air traffic
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...
Aviation accounts for much more than 2% of global warming! How the airline industry minimizes its climate impact
By insisting that aviation's CO2 emissions represent just 2% of total emissions, the air transport industry has succeeded in conveying the idea that its impact is low, and that we can continue to fly despite the absence of credible decarbonization solutions. This...
Aviation accounts for much more than 2% of global heating! How the aviation sector minimizes its climate impact
By repeating that aviation’s CO2 emissions are only 2% of total emissions, the aviation sector has succeeded in conveying the idea that its impact is low and that people can continue to fly despite the lack of credible decarbonisation solutions. In 2019, aviation’s share of France’s emissions was 15%, anything but negligible!