À l'approche de la COP26, le réseau mondial Stay Grounded et une quarantaine d'autres organisations, dont les Amis de la Terre International, dénoncent l'écoblanchiment du secteur aérien en lançant une nouvelle pétition et des actions les 5 et 6 novembre 5 nouvelles...
The International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition (IACAC) is hugely disappointing and ineffective in reducing aviation emissions Instead of advancing effective measures such as taxes on aviation fuel and halting airport expansion, it reiterates ineffective...
(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...
La fin de l'exonération fiscale sur le kérosène proposée par l'UE est bienvenue, mais manque d'ambition. Vienne/Bruxelles, 14 juillet 2021 – La Commission européenne a publié aujourd’hui son paquet climatique Fit for 55, qui comprend quelques nouveautés pour le...
Une nouvelle étude de la Commission européenne montre clairement que l’impact climatique du transport aérien est bien pire que prévu. Au même moment, le secteur aérien réuni pour l'assemblée annuelle de l'IATA, réclame aux Etats une rallonge de 80 milliards de...
For a long time, the aviation industry and governments ignored the fact that aviation's climate impact is not only about CO2: burning kerosene at altitude also generates contrails, induced cloudiness and NOx derivatives that, although short lived, contribute...
Measures to reduce air traffic in a just way On September 22nd, the Stay Grounded network held a webinar to discuss which measures are more suitable to limit aviation and its climate impact: Taxes on kerosene, VAT or frequent flyers? Or rather limits on flights and...
Ways for shifting towards a climate-just transport system. The role of aviation workers and the state On August 4th, the Stay Grounded network held a webinar on the question how a just transition of aviation could be organized. Inputs by a pilot, a trade unionist, and...
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 some...
How to reduce air travel in a just way? On 5th of December, Stay Grounded presented the new report "Degrowth of Aviation. Reducing air travel in a just way" in a webinar. The report had been produced with much input from the conference on Degrowth of Aviation held in...
In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has come up with a new scheme to avoid having to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and reduce aviation, which will come into effect in 2020: CORSIA - Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International...
