by Magdalena Heuwieser | Jul 27, 2024 | Actions, Press Release
Airport protests are taking place in at least six countries today: the UK, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Canada, and the USA. The protests come at the end of a week of civil disobedience during which Oil Kills disrupted airports in 10 countries across Europe...
by Magdalena Heuwieser | Feb 22, 2024 | New reports, Press Release
NEW research shows just 20 airports produced the equivalent CO2 emissions of 58 coal plants Launched today, the 2024 ‘Airport Tracker’ – an update to the first global inventory of CO2 and local air pollutants from passenger and freight flights – shows the scale of...
by Inês | Sep 27, 2023 | Actions, Members
Blog post contributed by our member Climáximo. On 27 September 2023, supporters of Climáximo and Scientist Rebellion painted the façade of the Lisbon Exhibition and Congress Centre (FIL), where the “World Aviation Festival” was taking place. They also...
by Inês | Sep 22, 2023 | Actions
Extinction Rebellion (XR) France and Attac France took over Le Bourget airport on 22 September 2023, denouncing the responsibility of the ultra-rich for the ecological crisis and the complicity of the government. Around thirty activists took to the tarmac to plant...
by Magdalena Heuwieser | Apr 1, 2021 | Position
Exactly one year ago, at the beginning of the pandemic, the first airlines sought state bailouts. Stay Grounded, together with 350 organisations worldwide, demanded to #SavePeopleNotPlanes: if bailouts are granted, they need strong environmental and social conditions....
