von Magdalena Heuwieser | Mai 23, 2023 | Actions, Press Release, private jets
Geneva, 23.05.2023 – A hundred climate activists supporting Greenpeace, Stay Grounded, Extinction Rebellion, Scientist Rebellion and other climate justice groups from 17 countries have disrupted Europe’s biggest sales fair of private jets, the annual European...
von Magdalena Heuwieser | Apr. 27, 2023 | Press Release
The new ReFuelEU law, part of the EU Fit for 55 package, was announced yesterday The Stay Grounded network fears this could lead to a massive demand for biomass and energy, competing with other sectors and leading to carbon colonialism The focus on ‚Sustainable...
von Magdalena Heuwieser | Feb. 14, 2023 | Press Release, private jets
Love in Action: Climate Activists and Scientists Target Private Jets on Valentine’s Day Today, several blockades of private jet terminals took place around the globe. Protestors call for a ban on private jets, the taxation of frequent flyers and that polluters...
von Magdalena Heuwieser | Jan. 18, 2022 | New reports
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...
von Magdalena Heuwieser | Dez. 13, 2021 | Opinion, private jets
By now, it is well known that flying is bad for the climate. What’s not clear enough is that it is mostly a problem of inequality: flying is essentially a luxury activity, and in many cases downright obscene. Analogous to the concept of bullshit jobs [1] – jobs...
