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Dr. Raphael Weyland Aug 2, 2023

🏕 First stretch of the #TrainVenture from Brussels 🇧🇪 to the #Lofoten 🇳🇴 started. With the ICE trains 🚆 running more/less in time. We must end #BullshitFlights and #FlyLess!

Karima Delli Jul 20, 2023

Une nouvelle étude vient encore confirmer que le train est plus cher que l'avion dont le bilan carbone est beaucoup plus élevé (jusqu'à 30 fois plus).
C'est pourquoi je continue à défendre l'idée d'un #TicketClimat pour le train !
Signez ma pétition: https://www.change.org/p/sortons-de-la-crise-de-la-mobilité-mettons-en-place-un-pass-train-illimité-accessible-ticketclimat-signez-et-faîtes-signer
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Greenpeace EU: Europe needs to make train travel more affordable than #BullshitFlights
As Europe suffers near-record temperatures, a new study from @GreenpeaceCEE slams the "outrageous" tax breaks and subsidies given to climate-wrecking airlines
https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/climate-energy/46764/the-shocking-extent-people-are-encouraged-to-fly-in-europe/
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/KarimaDelli/status/1681935623706361857

Signez la pétition

Grande pétition nationale : rendre le train accessible avec le #TicketClimat

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Alternatiba Mar 6, 2023

The club’s decision is good news for the climate - and a nice victory for the climate movement. We now call on @FCNantes and all other Ligue 1 teams to avoid taking a plane whenever possible. Futile air traffic is no longer acceptable. #BullshitFlights
https://stay-grounded.org/bullshit-flights-a-debate-on-legitimate-air-travel/

“Bullshit Flights”: A debate on legitimate air traffic - Stay Grounded

Flying is essentially a luxury activity, and in many cases downright obscene. Our definition: bullshit flights are unnecessary, frivolous and unfair – and should be stopped immediately. This article summarizes the results of a Stay Grounded survey on bullshit flights, and poses some questions about the future of our mobility system.

Stay Grounded

Stay Grounded Network Jan 19, 2023

What carbon footprint? Meet the frequent flyers who’ll go to Australia for dinner, or enjoy 45 minutes in Hawaii, just to rack up enough miles to keep their treasured airline gold cards. 😬
#BullshitFlights
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👇https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/d3fea1b2-9450-11ed-a195-2b5c5dce7b9b?shareToken=ba0bbfcfbc34be4b4c4cadadf03f85bf

A flight to Australia for dinner — or 45 minutes in Hawaii? Anything to keep our gold cards

While many people try to fly less to cut their carbon footprint, there is still one group of passengers who doggedly criss-cross the globe, braving jet lag on marathon journeys.They fly to Hawaii for 45 minutes, or to Australia for a dinner with friends, taking journeys that can stretch over several

The Sunday Times

Stay Grounded Network Jan 13, 2023

#PrivateJet flights have risen to record levels in Germany:
- 9.000 more than in 2019
- 250 flights a day
- making up 12% of Germany's flights (!)
- responsible for more than a million tons of GHG emissions a year
#BanPrivateJets #BullshitFlights

➡️https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr/privatjets-treibhausgase-klima-101.html

Millionen Tonnen Treibhausgase durch Privatjets

Die Zahl der Privatjet-Flüge in Deutschland ist auf Rekordniveau gestiegen. Damit wurden auch mehr klimaschädliche Treibhausgase ausgestoßen - vor allem durch viele Kurzstreckenflüge. Das zeigen Recherchen von NDR und SZ.

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Stay Grounded Network Dec 17, 2022

What are #BullshitFlights?
↪️ https://stay-grounded.org/bullshit-flights-a-debate-on-legitimate-air-travel/