The prospect of an international airport in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru has haunted the populations of Chinchero and Urumbamba for 40 years. With construction now underway, local initiatives and civil society organisations fear the destructive consequences...
COP26 Aviation Deal Fails to Align Sector with Paris Agreement Goals
The International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition (IACAC) is hugely disappointing and ineffective in reducing aviation emissions Instead of advancing effective measures such as taxes on aviation fuel and halting airport expansion, it reiterates ineffective...
COP26: Protest actions around the globe target aviation “greenwashing” and call for a reduction of air traffic
Protests in Mexico, Nepal, Germany, France, Ghana and the UK Day of Action against aviation greenwashing organised by the global network Stay Grounded as part of the COP26 Coalition Global Day of Action for Climate Justice Glasgow, 6th of November — As Britain drafts...
Action at UK airports targets “greenwashing” of aviation and calls for halting of expansion plans
Stay Grounded UK co-ordinates events at 10 airports. Part of global action days against greenwashing of air travel, organised by the international network Stay Grounded as part of the COP26 Coalition Global Action Days. At 11am on Saturday 6th November, protests will...
No to Madrid and Barcelona airport expansions
(photo credits: @Christine Tyler / Stay Grounded) 120 organisations call on the government to cancel the expansions of Madrid and Barcelona airports The expansion of airport infrastructures and the growth of aviation are incompatible with climate commitments. The...
