Ian4d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@infrastory/116794195891922879

In which we learn* why the International Air Travel Association** loves to muddy the water around the industry's emissions, by blending human and non-human cargo in their carbon footprint stats.

The atmosphere/oceans neither know nor care how many people, fish or iPhones were on a plane. How much fuel the aviation industry burns is the stat that matters.

* kind of, if you join the dots

**edited to correct IATA (had said ICAO)

#FlyingLess

IanMay 27
Hello again the European Sleeper train, this time from Rotterdam to Dresden.
I love these trains, it's no frills travel in the good sense. The byproduct is that strangers are allowed to talk to one another.
#EuropeanRail
#FlyingLess
#WalesToSweden
IanMay 23
Hello Danmark.
Hello Europe's (imho) least pleasant station, Copenhagen Airport.
The stink of jet fuel greets you even before you leave your incoming train.
A breeze picks up as you wait on the platform and you assume the air will freshen. But of course that air is also filthy with jet pollution, so the only relief is when you stop noticing the noxious fog.
Never mind the climate emergency, why do we allow local air pollution like this?
#FlyingLess
#EuropeanRail
#SweatChildOfThine
IanMay 21

Hurrah! Another subsidy (approx £40m) to airlines just because the finite resource they're addicted to burning has become a bit pricey for their customers.

Customers whom Sweden's economically illiterate* right wing government wants to vote for them in the autumn election.
(Ah, now it makes perfect sense.)

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/regeringen-500-miljoner-till-flyget

* Subsidising wealthy people's use of a limited resource is a sure way to increase risk of actual supply shortages

#FlyingLess

Regeringen: 500 miljoner till flyget

I spåren av rusande flygbränslepriser har regeringen presenterat ett stödpaket till branschen på en halv miljard kronor. – Ger vi inte de här stöden så finns det stor risk att en del avgångar ställs in, det är ett pressat läge, säger Elisabeth Svantesson (M).

SVT Nyheter
Ruth MottramMay 16
People on mastodon seem to like and agree with this. It's very well written and I think they're some of the most useful tips I've seen for planning my summer holiday travels... #FlyingLess

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:npmoerrzaqzrlpvu3yu6i4pi/post/3mlxt4hbyjc2f
Show threadIanMay 16

@infrastory
Hate to break it to you, but (a) the #JevonsParadox has been a thing for about two centuries, and (b) the atmosphere and oceans neither know nor care how many people are on the plane.

#FlyingLess

IanMay 1

Hello Scandinavian Airlines, #SAS.

Regarding - https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2026/sas-lack-of-sustainable-fuel-could-push-aviation-into-new-energy-crisis/

Your fuel cost is your problem.
I can think of at least one other way for you to meet this requirement.

And interestingly, it seems Lufthansa can too - https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/lufthansa-group-optimises-flight-offering-in-summer-across-all-six-hubs/#

#FlyingLess

SAS: Lack of sustainable fuel could push aviation into new energy crisis - SAS

Show threadAndrew MillarApr 20

@tml Sounds worthwhile in the day too, given @seatsixtyone recommendation,
"If I had to name Europe's most spectacular train ride, it'd probably be the journey from Belgrade to Podgorica and Bar in Montenegro"
One for the 🚄⛴️ list!

Have any #StayGrounded or #FlyingLess folk here tried it?

Wanstead Climate ActionMar 12
Join us and tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency 🚨🌎
👇 https://action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/stop-aviation-expansion
#ukclimate #ukpol #flyingless
Tell Rachel Reeves: don’t put plane profits before planet

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed airport expansion while we're in a climate emergency. Expanding airports like Heathrow, Luton and Gatwick won’t do much, if anything, for the communities that need growth the most. Instead, benefits will be enjoyed by shareholders and the wealthiest few who fly frequently. Airport expansions mean more subsidies for a heavily polluting industry - when we desperately need to be doing all we can to reduce emissions.

Friends of the Earth
Andrew MillarMar 3

Mornin' #circadian research folk, I believe I see a new way to get to #Padua for the next #EBRS meeting! 👀🚄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇹
OK looks like this service is also waiting to escape vintage carriages...

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vth6nor3jyocbspcnp7ckmcp/post/3mg57oulzi22r

#StayGrounded #FlyingLess

The Man in Seat 61 (@seatsixtyone.bsky.social)

BREAKING: @EuropeanSlpr's new sleeper train from Brussels & Cologne to Zurich, Como & Milan will start 9 September. Tickets go on sale from 17 March with couchettes from €49.99, single/double/triple sleepers also available. 🥳 Press release: https://mcusercontent.com/5ffbd133c9abd0717eef80413/files/83f4d6aa-a893-fa91-eeee-b0c02f336989/Press_Release_New_Brussels_Milan_night_train.pdf

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