by Mira Kapfinger | Jun 4, 2024 | Press Release
PRESS CONTACT: Hannah Lawrence, press@stay-grounded.org , (+43) 0670 550 09 34 Tuesday 4th – Climate campaigners have responded to the aviation industry’s prediction of record high passenger numbers for 2024 with outrage. Campaigners at Stay Grounded say the...
by Magdalena Heuwieser | Mar 21, 2024 | Press Release
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....
by Inês | Jan 26, 2024 | New reports, Press Release
January 25th – Yesterday, Schiphol airport published new research, showing the need for a strong reduction of air traffic in order to halt climate heating. The airport proposes the ‘Polluter pays’ principle, with measures such as a worldwide kerosene tax and a...
by Inês | Apr 17, 2023 | Tourism, Webinar
Does aviation-driven tourism live up to its promise of delivering prosperity for both people and the planet? How did aviation and tourism become dependent on each other? What opportunities lie ahead for the tourism industry with a drastic reduction in air traffic?...
by Magdalena Heuwieser | Jul 27, 2021 | Members, Press Release
(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...