Emissions de-growth
COVID-19
• ICAO Media release
https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/Update-on-ICAO-and-WHO-Coronavirus-Recommendations.aspx
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Should we give up flying for the sake of the climate?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200218-climate-change-how-to-cut-your-carbon-emissions-when-flying
• What the coronavirus could mean for airline emissions
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-energy/2020/02/19/what-the-coronavirus-could-mean-for-airline-emissions-785501
• UK airports must shut to reach 2050 climate target
https://climatenewsnetwork.net/uk-airports-must-shut-to-reach-2050-climate-target/
• British Airways boss says Heathrow is unlikely to get a third runway due to environmental concerns
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/10/british-airways-boss-says-heathrow-unlikely-get-third-runway
• Heathrow third runway ruled illegal over climate change
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/27/heathrow-third-runway-ruled-illegal-over-climate-change
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
• Scientists pursue energy’s holy grail: jet fuel from water and air
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/energy-s-holy-grail-jet-fuel-from-water-and-air-20200131-p53wiz.html
POLICY
• International and national climate policies for aviation: a review
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2018.1562871
• Tyndall travel strategy
https://tyndall.ac.uk/sites/default/files/tyndall_travel_strategy_updated.pdf
• Plane wrong: how your bosses should cut back on flights
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jan/18/plane-wrong-how-your-bosses-should-cut-back-on-flights?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
• High flying academics
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/highflying
• Plane, train, or automobile? The climate impact of transport is surprisingly complicated
https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4010818/plane-train-automobile-climate-impact-transport-surprisingly-complicated
• Absolute zero
https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/299414/Absolute-Zero-digital-280120-v2.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y
• The journey to zero-emissions transport – part three
https://www.climate-kic.org/news/the-journey-to-zero-emissions-transport-part-three/
Emissions growth
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Major airlines say they’re acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they’ve achieved
https://theconversation.com/major-airlines-say-theyre-acting-on-climate-change-our-research-reveals-how-little-theyve-achieved-127800
• CO2 from jet fuel is soaring 4 times faster: what can save the day?
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/01/07/analysis/co2-jet-fuel-soaring-4-times-faster-what-can-save-day
• Climate change means longer take-offs and fewer passengers per plane
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-climate-longer-take-offs-passengers-plane.html?fbclid=IwAR343ZM7Lzi3w-9BsTlvi6MCnJ3ndJ1yAWGTBpsl6pSMgkICMmtQBTabySE
• Rising seas, wild weather threaten to drown U.S. airports by 2100
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-usa-airport/rising-seas-wild-weather-threaten-to-drown-us-airports-by-2100-idUSKBN201036
FLIGHT DEMAND
• ‘People want to avoid flight shame, without actually avoiding flights’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/science-and-technology/flights-climate-change-aviation-planes-emissions-stop-flying-a9330226.html
• As billions more fly, here’s how aviation could evolve
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/urban-expeditions/transportation/air-travel-fuel-emissions-environment/
• ‘Flight shame’? Europeans have never flown as frequently
https://www.euractiv.com/section/aviation/news/flight-shame-europeans-have-never-flown-as-frequently/
• Ski country faces facts on airplane carbon emissions
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/ski-country-faces-facts-on-airplane-carbon-emissions/
GREENWASHING
• Major airlines say they’re acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they’ve achieved
https://theconversation.com/major-airlines-say-theyre-acting-on-climate-change-our-research-reveals-how-little-theyve-achieved-127800
• Ryanair adverts ‘misleading’ public on flight emissions
https://greennews.ie/ryanair-emissions-asa/
• Fly aware
https://flyaware.info
• Ryanair fake ‘green’ ad shows why lawmakers must take on its soaring emissions
https://www.transportenvironment.org/press/ryanair-fake-‘green’-ad-shows-why-lawmakers-must-take-its-soaring-emissions
• Your guide to greener air travel
https://www.worldnomads.com/responsible-travel/make-a-difference/planet/your-guide-to-greener-air-travel
• UK air industry sets zero carbon target despite 70% more flights
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/04/uk-air-industry-sets-zero-carbon-target-despite-70-more-flights?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
TOURISM
• No time for smokescreen scepticism
https://www.academia.edu/7929129/No_time_for_smokescreen_scepticism_A_rejoinder_to_Shani_and_Arad?email_work_card=view-paper
• Tourism declares
https://www.tourismdeclares.com
Individual change
FLIGHT REFRAIN
• No fly-holidays: How can we cut down on flying?
https://theboar.org/2020/02/no-fly-holidays-how-can-we-cut-down-on-flying/
• Airlines fear flight shaming may hurt business
https://punchng.com/airlines-fear-flight-shaming-may-hurt-business/
• Travel by plane and you might get ‘flight shamed’. This worries airlines
https://i.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/119411182/travel-by-plane-and-you-might-get-flight-shamed-this-worries-airlines
• There is no sustainable way to fly
https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/9393gp/there-is-no-sustainable-way-to-fly
• WA band turns down Glastonbury Festival, Sydney Opera House due to carbon policy
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-10/formidable-vegetable-turns-down-glastonbury/11943006
Social change
PROTESTS
• Former UN climate chief calls for civil disobedience
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/02/24/former-un-climate-chief-calls-for-civil-disobedience/?fbclid=IwAR1pVb44YxKAYMBgXO_LRca3RXcgvUdMRXh21OmnsNnBFFS-a0VutRSqGGQ#2cce84683214
ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL
• Climate change: Why trains are not as green as you thought
https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/02/17/climate-change-why-trains-are-not-as-green-as-you-thought/
• Premium bus lines emerge, challenging airlines
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/02/04/premium-bus-lines-emerge-challenging-airlines/#3f58edfa360d