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...
Frequent Flyer Programmes Incentivise Climate Destruction
Let’s end them: Here’s why Opposition to air travel is growing rapidly due to its climate and public health impacts. Frequent flyer programmes (FFPs) – the most successful marketing scheme of all time[1] – have contributed to the airline industry’s growth and the...
Aeronautical engineers’ new report confirms that air industry growth forecasts are unsustainable
The French think-tank The Shift Project, in collaboration with an aeronautical engineers’ collective, has modelled the future of air transport on a global level and, more specifically, in France. Their conclusion is clear: neither the changes nor the technological...
Safe Landing: A Just Transition with Aviation Workers
How do we envision a transition process that cares for the climate and the people whose livelihoods depend on aviation and tourism? How can this be done together with workers and trade unions, instead of against them? And what can we learn from the coal transition...
