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...
Engaging aviation workers and trade unions
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...
“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...
World Social Forum – The struggle for climate justice and the degrowth of aviation – experiences from the Stay Grounded Network
January 29th 2021 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (UTC/GMT, Greenich Mean Time) language: English Links and Information: – Event website – Additional information and registration on the website: www.wsf2021.net – Participation via zoom:...
World Social Forum 2021: The struggle for climate justice and the Degrowth of Aviation – experiences from the Stay Grounded Network
January 29th 2021 from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm (UTC/GMT, Greenich Mean Time) language: English Links and Information: – Event website – Additional information and registration on the website: www.wsf2021.net – Participation via zoom:...
