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...
Neuer Bericht des Flughafens Schiphol fordert eine Reduzierung des Luftverkehrs
25. Januar - Gestern veröffentlichte der Flughafen Schiphol neue Forschungsergebnisse, die zeigen, dass der Flugverkehr stark reduziert werden muss, um den Klimawandel aufzuhalten. Der Flughafen schlägt das Verursacherprinzip vor, mit Maßnahmen wie einer weltweiten...
Young People in France Ready to Fly Less
This summary article was first posted on Greenpeace France's website. You can find it here in French. This research on the travel practices of young French people, entrusted by Greenpeace France to L'Obsoco, analyzes the tourist practices of young people with regard...
New report on aviation biofuels in Spain by SG Member Ecologistas
This summary was originally posted on the Ecologistas webpage. You can find it and the Spanish version here: https://www.ecologistasenaccion.org/187431/informe-los-biocombustibles-para-aviacion-en-el-estado-espanol/ Decarbonisation policies unclear and less than...
Engaging aviation workers and trade unions
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...
Flying with biofuels produced from “waste oils” destroys biodiversity
Biofuels are problematic and a false solution; real degrowth of the aviation sector is needed instead. The French organisation Canopée reiterated this in a new report that concludes that even using biofuels produced from “waste oils” for aviation has a devastating...