Austrian Airlines has been reprimanded by the Austrian Advertising Council for a misleading advertisement about “CO2-neutral” flying Rotterdam/Vienna - 29.08.2022 – This summer, Austrian Airlines launched an online advertisement promoting a “CO2-neutral” flight from...
Stay Grounded Condemns UK Supreme Court’s Go-ahead of Heathrow Expansion
UK Supreme Court ruled to overthrow decision to stop third runway // Stay Grounded condemns the Supreme Court’s decision // Airport expansion is incompatible with a climate-just future and the UK’s climate commitments London/Vienna, December 16 2020 – The UK Supreme...
Planet holds breath for Heathrow landmark ruling
–> Please see previous RisingTideUK blog on the High Court Verdict and the case leading up to the Court of Appeal here:- https://dev.stay-grounded.org/london-heathrow-expansion-3d-runway-runaway-climate-breakdown/ Summary So, we await the verdict of the UK...
Understanding Greenwashing and False Solutions
The aviation industry is engaged in a concerted global greenwashing campaign to divert attention from the immense climate impact of air traffic. More worryingly still, UN body for civil aviation has developed a worldwide climate mitigation plan which does not cut...
Frequent Flyer Levy: Tackling the Injustice of Flying
Air travel is the preserve of the global rich: recent research shows that less than 1% of the global population cause more than 50% of emissions from passenger air travel. Reducing this frequent flying behaviour in a relatively small number of people would produce a...
