Omega Green agrofuel (biofuel) refinery in Paraguay is one of largest agrofuel refineries in the world and the first one in South America Low demand for aviation agrofuels in Paraguay means that fuel will be produced for other people’s planes while local populations...
Category: Airport struggles
No to Madrid and Barcelona airport expansions
(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...
Les mesures relatives au transport aérien du plan européen « Fit for 55 » sont insuffisantes et trop lentes
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...
Airport actions & campaigns – lessons learned on successful strategies and tactics
Despite climate crisis and global pandemic, airport expansion and construction projects are being planned or continued around the world. Those projects involve new land acquisition, the destruction of ecosystems, displacement of people - sometimes including human...