Stay Grounded @StayGrounded_net@mastodon.social

"… even with the original, higher #CORSIA baseline, offsets would make up less than 1% of airlines' 2019 operating costs by 2035.
Prices that low mean the scheme offers little incentive to lower emissions."
https://www.dw.com/en/corsia-climate-flying-emissions-offsets/a-56309438

"A @dw_environment@twitter.com analysis based on data by @TheICCT@twitter.com shows that projected growth in demand and fuel efficiency means that airlines are unlikely to buy any offsets for the next 5 years, even if the industry recovers faster than it expects."
https://www.dw.com/en/corsia-climate-flying-emissions-offsets/a-56309438

#CORSIA "does not make airlines offset emissions from domestic flights, which make up a third of aviation emissions but fall outside the ICAO's remit, or include the owners of private jets. Some states with little air travel are also exempt."
https://www.dw.com/en/corsia-climate-flying-emissions-offsets/a-56309438

#CORSIA is currently voluntary and will only apply to all ICAO member states after 2027.
https://www.dw.com/en/corsia-climate-flying-emissions-offsets/a-56309438

The truth about the global plan to make flying "green". 🤥✈️

"'#CORSIA is a wreck that is too broken to fix,' said Magdalena Heuwieser, co-founder of #StayGrounded. 'It is even worse than doing nothing because it distracts from real solutions.'"
https://www.dw.com/en/corsia-climate-flying-emissions-offsets/a-56309438

Many organisations are reducing their business air travel to cut carbon.

We are growing our community of organisations modernising their travel policies to make business travel more climate-friendly.

Join us!
https://stay-grounded.org/organisations/

You know what's really handy in a pandemic: staying at home, even if you're rich.
What's handy in a climate crisis: ban climate-wrecking excesses like private jets!
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-21/signature-aviation-is-hot-target-as-private-jets-gain-attention-in-pandemic

Grab a cup of tea and join us talking to the @FrontGreen@twitter.com livestream in an hour ✊

https://www.facebook.com/events/3547717508598094/

"Due in large part to the growth of short-haul flights, 149 of the 365 cross-border rail links that once existed in Europe were non-operational in 2018, with rail now accounting for only 8% of all passenger travel in EU member states."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/20/revival-of-trans-europe-express-key-to-eu-carbon-neutrality

17 of the 20 busiest air routes in Europe are less than 700km - almost all of these journeys could be shifted to rail. ✈️➡️🚆

Time for the EU & member states to make it happen! #EuropeOnRail #EUYearOfRail https://germanwatch.org/en/19680

Unusual honesty: United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby:
"Carbon offsets do almost nothing to tackle the emissions from flying".

👁 @pmunoznieto@twitter.com @MingorriaSara@twitter.com

Planeta en 'overbooking': el avión ecológico no existe

Con declaraciones/información de nosotros y @ecologistas@twitter.com @ICTA_UAB@twitter.com @TheICCT@twitter.com @cerulogy@twitter.com @transenv@twitter.com.
https://www.elsaltodiario.com/aviacion/planeta-overbooking-avion-verde-no-existe

What's your "favourite" aviation greenwashing strategy?

Once again, the state is stepping in to help an airline that has laid off staff in the crisis. Easyjet gets a 1.87 billion $ loan, backed by the UK.

What we need now is a just permanent reduction of air traffic, not keeping airlines alive at any price!
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-easyjet/easyjet-secures-new-five-year-1-87-billion-loan-with-uk-guarantee-idUSKBN29G0J8