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The climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
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Farnborough airport’s biggest critic silenced as expansion plans continue
2024-01-03 in The GuardianUK’s busiest private jet airfield announced plans to double weekend flights weeks after campaign group chair received injunction
Tagged under: Air Travel | Activism
TSA breaks daily passenger record during Thanksgiving weekend
2023-11-27 by in AxiosTSA screened just over 2.9 million passengers on Sunday.
Tagged under: Air Travel
How a small airport in rural Colorado became a landing pad for the rich
2023-11-04 in The GuardianPrivate jet travel is booming – and community members living near airports say they are bearing the brunt
Tagged under: Air Travel
Britons’ holidays abroad ‘could hit record’ in 2024 despite this year’s woes
2023-10-31 in The GuardianInflation, wildfires and air traffic control chaos have not put people off travelling, Abta finds
Tagged under: Air Travel | Wildfires
Airlines Are Just Banks Now
2023-09-26 (or before) by in The AtlanticThey make more money from mileage programs than from flying planes—and it shows.
Tagged under: Economic Growth | Air Travel
Lufthansa’s Austrian Unit Loses Greenwashing Suit Over Fuel Use - Bloomberg
2023-09-26 (or before) in BloombergAustrian Airlines AG was found guilty of misleading climate-conscious travelers by suggesting its flights were sustainable, even though they were largely powered by fossil fuels.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Air Travel
Extreme heat forces US airlines to limit passengers and fuel loads
2023-07-23 in The GuardianHigh temperatures reduce engine performance and the lift airplane wings are able to produce, leading some airlines to warn of delays
Tagged under: Air Travel
Gatwick submits plans for second runway to double passenger numbers
2023-07-06 in The GuardianAirport says runway will generate £1bn for region but campaigners argue it will worsen pollution and emissions
Tagged under: Air Travel
Private jet sales likely to reach highest ever level this year, report says
2023-05-01 in The GuardianGlobal fleet has more than doubled in two decades, with more private flights made last year than ever before
Tagged under: Air Travel
Greener flights will cost more, says industry - BBC News
2023-04-17 (or before) in The BBCDemand for air travel will be hit as decarbonisation drives up ticket prices, says industry.
Tagged under: Air Travel | Decarbonisation
Bumpy airplane ride? Blame climate change
2023-04-09 in kvpr.orgClimate change is causing more wind shear at high altitudes, and that in turn might make your airplane rides bumpier.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Air Travel
France plans 70% 'supertax' on fuel for private jets
2023-04-07 in thelocal.frFrance is set to dramatically increase taxes on fuel for private jets, as the government rejects a proposal from environmentalist and left-wing senators to ban short flights altogether.
Tagged under: France | Aviation | Air Travel
Amsterdam Hub to Halt Night Flights, Ban Private Jets to Cut CO2
2023-04-04 (or before) in BloombergSchiphol Airport, a key European transfer hub, plans to stop late night flights and ban private jets to reduce noise and lower CO2 emissions.
Tagged under: Air Travel
Airlines plot fight-back against France's short-haul flights ban
2023-01-19 by in Climate Home NewsThe aviation industry plans to argue that banning short-haul flights is ineffective and impinges on EU citizens' right to travel between countries
Tagged under: France | Air Travel
Flying more than twice as damaging to climate than previously thought, study finds | The Independent | The Independent
2022-12-13 (or before) in The IndependentThe source of non-CO2 warming set to triple by 2050, according to researchers
Tagged under: Climate Change | Air Travel
Corporate jets to escape EU’s ‘green’ aviation fuel tax
2022-06-06 (or before) in The Irish TimesDraft European Commission proposal excludes business and cargo flights
Tagged under: Air Travel
Johnson’s ‘jet zero’ plan unrealistic and may make UK miss CO2 targets – report
2022-05-16 in The GuardianMinisters instead urged to focus on reducing flights and halting airport expansion to cut carbon emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
NASA’s tiny electrical aircraft is almost ready for lift-off
2021-10-21 by in The VergeTalking with NASA chief Bill Nelson about electric flight.
Tagged under: Air Travel
How Industrial Fishing Creates More CO2 Emissions Than Air Travel
2021-03-17 in TIME MagazineA new study is the first to calculate the immense carbon toll of dragging weighted nets along the ocean floor
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Air Travel
Airbus reveals planes sold in last two years will emit over 1bn tonnes of CO2
2021-02-26 in The GuardianLandmark emissions disclosures cover 22-year lifetime of 1,429 aircraft sold in 2019 and 2020
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
Bristol reveals plans to pedestrianise historic centre in Covid-19 revamp
2020-05-21 in The GuardianMayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city
Tagged under: Air Travel
Airlines want you to think they’re serious about the climate crisis. They’re not | Max Wakefield
2020-02-04 in The GuardianAn offer to plant trees to offset carbon emissions isn’t a solution – it’s a licence to continue with business as usual, says environmental activist Max Wakefield
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Air Travel | Trees | Carbon Offsetting | Activism
Plane wrong: how your bosses should cut back on flights
2020-01-18 in The GuardianThe global value of business flights is forecast to top £1.3tn by 2023 – here’s how employers can cut the environmental impact
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
Electric-Powered Commercial Airplane Makes History
2019-12-10 (or before) in FortuneHarbour Air’s electric Beaver aircraft lifted off from Vancouver on Tuesday.
Tagged under: Air Travel | Aviation
Planes Are Ruining the Planet. New, Mighty Airships Won’t. | by Starre Julia Vartan | OneZero
2019-11-25 (or before) in onezero.medium.comSome scientists are serious about resurrecting zeppelins for low-carbon travel
Tagged under: Air Travel
Heathrow expansion violates climate rights of children, say lawyers
2019-10-17 in The GuardianAppeal court to hear fresh challenge against plans for construction of third runway
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel | Women and Children | Children
Introduce frequent flyer levy to fight emissions, government told - BBC News
2019-09-27 (or before) in The BBCThe Committee on Climate Change says the extra tax would help curb the growing demand for air travel.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Air Travel | Committee on Climate Change UK
Why carbon offsetting is not the panacea Harry and Meghan might think it is
2019-08-20 by Emine Saner in The GuardianElton John claimed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s private jet use was ‘carbon neutral’. The reality is more complicated
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage | Carbon Offsetting | Air Travel | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Carbon calculator: find out how much CO2 your flight will emit
2019-07-31 in The GuardianThe Guardian’s carbon calculator works out the emissions on flights from the world’s 100 busiest airports, as well as from selected UK airports
Tagged under: Air Travel
Air travel is a huge contributor to climate change. A new global movement wants you to be ashamed to fly.
2019-07-25 by in VoxGreta Thunberg gave up flights to fight climate change. Should you?
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Climate Change | Air Travel
We Have to Stop Meeting Like This: The Climate Cost of Conferences | The Tyee
2019-07-24 (or before) in The Tyee British ColumbiaA UBC study looked at the carbon cost of conferences and other academic travel. It’s enormous.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Air Travel | Sustainability
Record number of flights to take to skies over UK in just one day
2019-05-24 in The GuardianMore than 9,000 planes will operate, despite fears over impact on the environment
Tagged under: Air Travel
Ryanair one of Europe's top polluters, EU data suggests - BBC News
2019-04-02 (or before) in The BBCIt is the first time a company not running a coal-fired power plant has come near the top of the ranking.
Tagged under: Air Travel | Coal | European Union
Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions
2019-03-22 in The GuardianThe long read: The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal was suppressed for years – while we should have been driving electric cars
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | Air Travel | Health
Time for politicians to make 'stark choices' over climate change
2019-01-01 in The GuardianMPs must show leadership on issues such as meat production and air travel, says Clive Lewis
Tagged under: Climate Change | Meat Production | Air Travel | Food Production and Consumption
George Monbiot: On the flight path to global meltdown
2006-09-21 in The GuardianThere is no technofix to the disastrous impact of air travel on the environment, argues George Monbiot in the final extract from his new book - the only answer is to ground most of the aeroplanes flying today.
Tagged under: Air Travel
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