Grounded Flight Blog

Covering the intersection of aviation and climate justice in the US • Formerly the account of

[Grounded Flight Blog @AvJustice]

The dirty truth about travel we all want to ignore → http://t.co/xJpKYwwpjl

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

If you are interested in aviation and its climate impact as well as a #JustTransition for flight industry workers you should follow @_SafeLanding!

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

Do you want to know more about #aviation and #ClimateJustice and organise an event on these issues? We got you covered!

Our dedicated multipliers are happy to give a free or donation-based workshop to learn about the importance of reducing air traffic.
https://t.co/iU94uvhT3A

[Eric Holthaus @EricHolthaus]

270 → 280 ppm: ~5000 yrs
280 → 290: ~100
290 → 300: ~40
300 → 310: ~30
310 → 320: ~23
320 → 330: 12
330 → 340: 8
340 → 350: 6
350 → 360: 7
360 → 370: 6
370 → 380: 5
380 → 390: 5
390 → 400: 5
400 → 410: 4
410 → 420: 3

We are in a climate emergency.

[Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate]

@CharlieZajicek @flyingless @GretaThunberg @mmbuchs I think we need to remember that not flying is the norm. Flying is still ‘primarily’ the preserve of the wealthy & powerful. Even in a rich industrialised nation like the UK, ~75% of flights are taken by ~15% of the population, & in any one year ~50% of the population don’t fly.

[GALBA - Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport @galba_action]

Why we do what we do.....If pre-COVID aviation growth rates resume, air traffic alone would contribute a massive 0.1˚C to global heating by 2050. Time to STOP expanding airports.

[Rinku Sen @rinkuwrites]

A really interesting guide to changing narrative. Check it out @StayGroundedNet

[Brian Watt 🎙🐝💡 @RadioBWatt]

Mapping a Radical Legacy of South Asian Activism in the Bay Area https://t.co/5ZLE5QVZZG

[Patrick Reinsborough is @giantwhispers.bsky.social @RadicalWhispers]

RESOURCE: great new #CommonDestination manual on reframing aviation to help campaigners "guide the industry to a safe landing" as part of the broader #JustTransition to a climate-safe, equitable economy. #ChangetheStory

[Grounded Flight Blog @AvJustice]

"Despite logging…80 percent of the trip volume of airlines themselves — the motor coach industry is often ignored at best, and denigrated as a second-class alternative to air and private car travel at worst, sustainable transportation advocates say." https://t.co/YMLKXmaZ5T

[Grounded Flight Blog @AvJustice]

"Larry Allen has worked in various jobs at Dallas Fort Worth international airport for over 40 years.…He now makes only $8 an hour, plus tips, but those tips aren’t guaranteed and can vary widely and he relies on social security benefits and Medicare." https://t.co/Ym0o1dr1Ob

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

Imagine everyone flying like the 1%. 🔥🌎🔥
#ClimateJustice means less flying for the few wealthy people who can afford it.

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

Spoiler alert - @transenv's new roadmap to climate neutral aviation emphasizes reduction in aviation demand and proposes ways to #staygrounded instead of relying only on new technology in the #aviation sector. Check it out!

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

On #InternationalWomensDay, @StayGroundedNet highlights women leading struggles in aviation conflicts for life, the planet, territories & communities. From Indonesia to India, Peru to Mexico, Uganda to Tanzania and beyond🌎! Read more in the blog post!

➡️https://t.co/DMMYC6Rfrr

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

Did you know that an eye-watering 71% of all 22,000 private jets worldwide are registered in North America - most of them in the US?
https://t.co/TZZymBgjvX
via @SamieBlasingame

[BFPCA @BFPCA_]

Pollutionwatch: fine particles affect lungs of those near airports. Trial finds reduced lung function and heart changes in young people who exercised near #Schiphol Amsterdam Airport https://t.co/R6hvweIEut @SchipholWatch @guardian #auspol

[The Aviation Environment Federation @The_AEF]

“Bull**** flights are unnecessary, frivolous and unfair – and should be stopped immediately,” says @StayGroundedNet writing for @euronews

Only 1 per cent of the world’s population causes 50 per cent of commercial aviation emissions.

https://t.co/Tc0ViI4ICW

[Grounded Flight Blog @AvJustice]

"The sound of the U.S. military’s latest generation of warplanes is quite literally deafening. The vibration shakes your insides. Conversation stops. Stress floods your body." https://t.co/H8PEkWdpMu

[Haringey Tree Protectors @JustPlaneNews]

Here, a number of us plane campaigners tell of the distress both psychological and polluting of living under Heathrow's hellish concentrated flight paths in the deepening Climate Crisis.
@NATS @HeathrowNoise @StayGroundedNet @grantshapps
https://t.co/CmuZx8ebMf

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

On Saturday we protested against #airport expansions and #greenwashing of #aviation at #Glasgow Airport.

🤷🔊 The sound quality of this video is still higher than the credibility of the aviation industry's 'green' promises.

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

Finlay Asher @Green_Sky_Think: "The non-CO2 effects of aviation are two times higher than the CO2 alone and yet no government inside #COP26 is talking about it."