Des centaines d’activistes, dont 129 scientifiques, ont bloqué 11 aéroports privés internationaux pour exiger l’interdiction des jets privés. 31 arrestations dans le monde. La mobilisation internationale appelle à l’interdiction des jets privés et à la taxation des...
Category: Webinaire
Webinar: Is the industry greenwashing aviation?
For decades we have witnessed massive growth rates in aviation without any meaningful attempt from neither industry nor government to deal with it’s damaging climate impact. The short pause through Covid was directly followed by massive and unconditional bailouts from...
The total climate impact of aviation
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...
Webinar: Greenwashing and false solutions: biofuels, offsets, techno-fixes
Staying grounded yourself is great - but while some start staying grounded, many others start flying. We therefore need to change the rules of the game. Invite your friends to join the movement Share your story:...
Just Transition in the Aviation Sector
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...
Airport Conflicts – Struggles for Environmental Justice
All across the globe airport projects involve new land acquisition, the destruction of ecosystems, displacement of people, local pollution and health issues. More and more airports, especially in the Global South, are becoming ‘Aerotropolis’, or Airport Cities,...
How to Tell Grounded Stories
Aviation is deeply engrained in the lifestyle of many people in the Global North. Decades of advertising and campaigning by the industry lead to a view of flying that is connected to freedom and an open minded society. But with the rapidly escalating climate crisis...
Degrowth of Aviation
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...
System Change and/or Behaviour Change?
On Oct. 29th 2019, our second Stay Grounded Webinar took place. We discussed with experts the role of behaviour change approaches regarding the much needed systemic change of our society and new social theories reframing the role of the individual in instigating...
CORSIA – better or worse than nothing?
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...