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...
“Bullshit Flights”: A debate on legitimate air traffic
By now, it is well known that flying is bad for the climate. What’s not clear enough is that it is mostly a problem of inequality: flying is essentially a luxury activity, and in many cases downright obscene. Analogous to the concept of bullshit jobs [1] – jobs...
This is your pilot speaking
This is your pilot speaking: brace for the greatest emergency of our lives Written by the pilot Dan Tipney It might seem hard to believe that just 17% of the global population have ever set foot on a commercial aircraft. However, no doubt like many who read this, for...
Grounded Academics: Christoph Küffer, ETH Zürich
Christoph Küffer is a senior researcher at the Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, and professor for urban ecology at the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil. He is now into his fifth year of (almost) not flying. In our testimonial, he tells us his...
13 Grounded Holiday Destinations to Put on Your Bucket List
The original version of this article was written in Dutch by our Let’s Stay Grounded campaign partner Natuur en Milieu. If you’re based in Europe, you don’t need to spend hours on an airplane to see the world’s most spectacular places. We provide you with...
