Emissions de-growth
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Climate crisis: Why the carbon numbers mean new airports do not add up
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/opinion/climate-crisis-why-the-carbon-numbers-mean-new-airports-do-not-add-up/10045417.article
• Halt plans for a second airport on Jeju Island
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelqAQiQbOgWWf7lSzfq1wmG3S178dtjfFJ8BhbsEMmNlx_Hg/viewform?c=0&vc=0&w=1
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
• World’s largest zero emission hydrogen flight test in Scotland
https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/18085993.worlds-first-hydrogen-flights-test-scotland/
• Why electric-powered airplanes are headed for takeoff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/why-electric-powered-airplanes-are-headed-for-takeoff/2019/10/30/c9ae91d8-fb04-11e9-9e02-1d45cb3dfa8f_story.html
FUEL TAX
• Air fares could rise 30% due to EU tax increases
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/air-fares-could-rise-30-due-to-eu-tax-increases-1.4093524?mode=amp
• EU countries say airlines should pay for polluting the planet
https://www.euronews.com/living/2019/11/08/eu-countries-say-airlines-should-pay-for-polluting-the-planet
POLICY
• Stay grounded Degrowth of aviation report
https://stay-grounded.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Degrowth-Of-Aviation_2019.pdf
• German parliament approves climate protection law
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-climate/german-parliament-approves-climate-protection-law-idUSKBN1XP0YZ
Emissions growth
• Climate explained: how much does flying contribute to climate change?
https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-how-much-does-flying-contribute-to-climate-change-127707
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Qantas executive says flight delays caused by climate change
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/qantas-executive-says-flight-delays-caused-by-climate-change
• Sudden winter storms — another reason to ground aircraft
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/27/783236569/bomb-cyclone-whips-through-the-west-as-winter-storms-snarl-thanksgiving-travel
FLIGHT DEMAND
• Super-rich fuelling growing demand for private jets, report finds
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/27/super-rich-fuelling-growing-demand-for-private-jets-report-finds?__twitter_impression=true
• Your frequent flyer status is part of the problem
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/mbm8dp/your-frequent-flyer-status-is-part-of-the-problem
• Labour explores plans to ban private jets from UK airports from 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/04/call-for-ban-on-uk-private-jets-by-2025-as-flight-traffic-soars
• Is the rising social stigma around flying misplaced?
https://flightfree.co.uk/post/is-the-rising-social-stigma-around-flying-misplaced
DEREGULATION
• BA to review ‘fuel tankering’ after Panorama revelations
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/11/ba-to-review-fuel-tankering-after-panorama-revelations
GREENWASHING
• Airlines care less about the environment than they lead you to believe
https://skift.com/2019/10/29/airlines-care-less-about-the-environment-than-they-lead-you-to-believe/
• ‘Responsible thing to do’: Qantas pledges zero net emissions by 2050
https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/responsible-thing-to-do-qantas-pledges-zero-net-emissions-by-2050-20191110-p5394d.html?fbclid=IwAR2VqtZASWyAae1HfFO7GwvTa9gBKrN9p9pYoKXRzRlawUwQ1xlbU-0IbKU#comments
• Can flying go green?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b8tx
• Airlines are working to cut down on emissions to secure their future business model, but the technology to make a real impact is still years away
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/airlines-greenhouse-gasses-aviation-reduce-2019-11?r=US&IR=T
• Aviation must innovate to stop ‘flygskam’ fate
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1780204/aviation-must-innovate-to-stop-f-lygskam-fate
• The ‘Greenliner’: Etihad to launch more fuel-efficient Boeing 787
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-greenliner-etihad-to-launch-more-fuel-efficient-boeing-787-20191119-p53bt0.html
• Vertimass awarded up to $1.4 billion to optimise renewable jet fuel
https://biofuels-news.com/news/vertimass-awarded-up-to-1-4-billion-to-optimise-renewable-jet-fuel/
• Can we have net zero emissions and still fly?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/24/can-we-fly-and-have-net-zero-emissions-air-industry-e-fan-x-rolls-royce-engines-kerosine-carbon-2050
OFFSETS SCAMS
• Full of hot air: Can instant carbon-offsetting cure my flight shame?
https://i.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/117703429/full-of-hot-air-can-instant-carbonoffsetting-cure-my-flight-shame
TOURISM
• Transport-related CO2 emissions of the Tourism Sector
https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284416660
• Flying the way forward in sustainable tourism?
https://stay-grounded.org/flying-the-way-forward-in-sustainable-tourism/
AIR FREIGHT
• Amazon’s rising air shipments fly in the face of climate plan
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-airplanes-analysis/amazons-rising-air-shipments-fly-in-the-face-of-climate-plan-idUSKBN1XG2FP
Individual change
FLIGHT REFRAIN
• Why I’m going flight free
https://eco-age.com/news/reasons-to-go-flight-free
• Greta is right: study shows individual lifestyle change boosts systemic climate action
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/11/19/greta-is-right-study-shows-individual-climate-action-boosts-systemic-change/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
• Fewer people wanted to fly this summer, and it has hurt Air France-KLM’s profits
https://www.cityam.com/air-france-klm-drop-falling-summer-demand/
• Quitting burgers and planes won’t stop warming, experts say
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061734031
• Band asks Tyndall Centre to look at best ways to reduce carbon emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/28/tour-world-massive-attack-band-climate
• Without wings: 11 no-fly adventures for 2020
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2019/11/without-wings-11-no-fly-adventures-2020
• No fly zone: I didn’t catch a plane for a year and saved 19 tonnes of Co2
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/05/no-fly-zone-i-didnt-catch-a-plane-for-a-year-and-saved-19-tonnes-of-co2
• Flight shame: Climate-conscious migrants face environmental dilemma
https://www.dw.com/en/flight-shame-climate-conscious-migrants-face-environmental-dilemma/a-50721253?fbclid=IwAR3RU6SpdFrbXHe5MsVIGRENN3jU2PBeVIg5dWzI0seR506lW3R7TyssNC8
Social change
ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL
• Low-carbon conferencing: CO2e, experiments and lessons learned
https://www.uib.no/en/cet/131106/low-carbon-conferencing-co2e-experiments-and-lessons-learned
Physicist Shaun Hendy maps the lows, highs and sleepless buses of a no-fly year
https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/116310946/physicist-shaun-hendy-maps-the-lows-highs-and-sleepless-buses-of-a-nofly-year
Choosing not to fly home for the holidays, for the climate’s sake
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/27/778692814/choosing-not-to-fly-home-for-the-holidays-for-the-climates-sake
Rail companies aim to make the most of flight shaming
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/car-rental-and-rail/rail-companies-aim-to-make-the-most-of-flight-shaming.html
We can halve train travel times between our cities by moving to faster rail
https://theconversation.com/we-can-halve-train-travel-times-between-our-cities-by-moving-to-faster-rail-116512
Amtrak launches marketing campaign inviting travelers to “break the travel quo”
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/8176651-amtrak-break-the-travel-quo-campaign/
