@flightfreeusa.bsky.social
One flight, One seat, One Ton of CO2. Flying fries the planet and pollutes the air, and yet there are about 125,000 daily commercial flights in the world and growing. Pledge to fly less in 2025 for the climate and community! www.flightfree.org
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This is of course heading in the opposite direction of what a habitable planet requires, which is that we all fly on jets a whole lot less frequently.
@flightfreeusa.bsky.social
@flightfreeusa.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is of course heading in the opposite direction of what a habitable planet requires, which is that we all fly on jets a whole lot less frequently.
@flightfreeusa.bsky.social
@flightfreeusa.bsky.social
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Considering the role of aviation in the climate crisis, especially from frequent flyers, it might feel like pretty fair 'karma' from the planet? I don't wish anyone injuries but I do wish for much less flying!
What do you think @flightfreeuk.bsky.social and @flightfreeusa.bsky.social?
What do you think @flightfreeuk.bsky.social and @flightfreeusa.bsky.social?
Here's a little something to look forward to courtesy of fossil fuels & climate change.
"We can expect a doubling or tripling in the amount of severe turbulence around the world in the next few decades,” says @profpaul.bsky.social.
🌏✈️
"We can expect a doubling or tripling in the amount of severe turbulence around the world in the next few decades,” says @profpaul.bsky.social.
🌏✈️
Severe turbulence forces Delta plane to make emergency landing after 25 passengers injured
Salt Lake City-to-Amsterdam flight landed in Minneapolis and injured passengers were taken to the hospital
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Considering the role of aviation in the climate crisis, especially from frequent flyers, it might feel like pretty fair 'karma' from the planet? I don't wish anyone injuries but I do wish for much less flying!
What do you think @flightfreeuk.bsky.social and @flightfreeusa.bsky.social?
What do you think @flightfreeuk.bsky.social and @flightfreeusa.bsky.social?
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🚨 Private jets = pinnacle of climate injustice
In 2023, they caused more emissions than all flights from Heathrow. And the US has particularly dirty hands: Florida & Texas alone outpolluted the entire EU 💀
We need to #BanPrivateJets now. Taxing them is the bare minimum.
In 2023, they caused more emissions than all flights from Heathrow. And the US has particularly dirty hands: Florida & Texas alone outpolluted the entire EU 💀
We need to #BanPrivateJets now. Taxing them is the bare minimum.
☁️🛩️☁️The ICCT has developed the first global mapping of private jet air and climate pollution.
The data reveal that private jets emitted more greenhouse gases than from all flights departing London Heathrow Airport in 2023.
🔎Check out the report here: buff.ly/G2yZcVV
The data reveal that private jets emitted more greenhouse gases than from all flights departing London Heathrow Airport in 2023.
🔎Check out the report here: buff.ly/G2yZcVV
June 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨 Private jets = pinnacle of climate injustice
In 2023, they caused more emissions than all flights from Heathrow. And the US has particularly dirty hands: Florida & Texas alone outpolluted the entire EU 💀
We need to #BanPrivateJets now. Taxing them is the bare minimum.
In 2023, they caused more emissions than all flights from Heathrow. And the US has particularly dirty hands: Florida & Texas alone outpolluted the entire EU 💀
We need to #BanPrivateJets now. Taxing them is the bare minimum.
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A new coalition has just launched to work towards raising climate finance from premium flyers (first and business class tickets, and private jets). The coalition includes France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone and Antigua & Barbuda. @staygroundednet.bsky.social
Eight countries launch solidarity coalition for levies on premium flyers | Global Solidarity Levies Task Force
The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force brings together countries from around the world to advance options for international levelies that will raise much needed revenue for the fight against climate ...
solidaritylevies.org
June 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A new coalition has just launched to work towards raising climate finance from premium flyers (first and business class tickets, and private jets). The coalition includes France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone and Antigua & Barbuda. @staygroundednet.bsky.social
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Wouldn't it be wonderful to celebrate independence w clean air, quiet skies & #climate justice. See the newly redesigned stopoakexpansion.org & lend a hand if you can. Join our fight to #StopOAKExpansion here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/... #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency
July 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Wouldn't it be wonderful to celebrate independence w clean air, quiet skies & #climate justice. See the newly redesigned stopoakexpansion.org & lend a hand if you can. Join our fight to #StopOAKExpansion here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/... #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency
746 pledges to #FlyLess for the climate and counting! Many joyful stories of #Sustainability at www.flightfree.org
#LowCarbon #ClimateActionNow
#LowCarbon #ClimateActionNow
May 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
746 pledges to #FlyLess for the climate and counting! Many joyful stories of #Sustainability at www.flightfree.org
#LowCarbon #ClimateActionNow
#LowCarbon #ClimateActionNow
This team is using art to encourage people to fly less for the climate, at the upcoming May 24th - 26th, 2025 Kinetic Grand Championship in Northern California. www.trashlantis.com/adopt-a-peng...
#KineticSculpture #FlyLess #ClimateArt #ClimateAction #FlightFree
#KineticSculpture #FlyLess #ClimateArt #ClimateAction #FlightFree
May 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This team is using art to encourage people to fly less for the climate, at the upcoming May 24th - 26th, 2025 Kinetic Grand Championship in Northern California. www.trashlantis.com/adopt-a-peng...
#KineticSculpture #FlyLess #ClimateArt #ClimateAction #FlightFree
#KineticSculpture #FlyLess #ClimateArt #ClimateAction #FlightFree
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Looking for a meaningful way to support climate action?
At Flight Free UK we rely on regular donations to keep our work going — raising awareness and inspiring change. Support from people like you makes all the difference 💚
Set up a regular donation here: donorbox.org/donate-to-fl...
At Flight Free UK we rely on regular donations to keep our work going — raising awareness and inspiring change. Support from people like you makes all the difference 💚
Set up a regular donation here: donorbox.org/donate-to-fl...
April 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Looking for a meaningful way to support climate action?
At Flight Free UK we rely on regular donations to keep our work going — raising awareness and inspiring change. Support from people like you makes all the difference 💚
Set up a regular donation here: donorbox.org/donate-to-fl...
At Flight Free UK we rely on regular donations to keep our work going — raising awareness and inspiring change. Support from people like you makes all the difference 💚
Set up a regular donation here: donorbox.org/donate-to-fl...
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In 2019, 57.6 million tonnes of freight was flown around the world. Cutting down on flights also means cutting down on air-freighted goods.
Watch the inspiring story of New Dawn Traders, a freight company that ships cargo by sail, rather than air ⛵
Watch the inspiring story of New Dawn Traders, a freight company that ships cargo by sail, rather than air ⛵
From Sail to Sale
What is the carbon impact of the goods we buy?Reducing our impact means considering where our goods come from as well as where we go on holiday.We join Alex ...
youtu.be
April 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In 2019, 57.6 million tonnes of freight was flown around the world. Cutting down on flights also means cutting down on air-freighted goods.
Watch the inspiring story of New Dawn Traders, a freight company that ships cargo by sail, rather than air ⛵
Watch the inspiring story of New Dawn Traders, a freight company that ships cargo by sail, rather than air ⛵
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How about instead of 'dimming the sun' we all chip in to ✨drastically reduce our carbon emissions✨?
Cutting out flying makes a massive dent - so why not start there?
And we're here to help! Visit flightfree.co.uk for tips on how to quit flying but not quit travelling 💚🌎
Cutting out flying makes a massive dent - so why not start there?
And we're here to help! Visit flightfree.co.uk for tips on how to quit flying but not quit travelling 💚🌎
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
How about instead of 'dimming the sun' we all chip in to ✨drastically reduce our carbon emissions✨?
Cutting out flying makes a massive dent - so why not start there?
And we're here to help! Visit flightfree.co.uk for tips on how to quit flying but not quit travelling 💚🌎
Cutting out flying makes a massive dent - so why not start there?
And we're here to help! Visit flightfree.co.uk for tips on how to quit flying but not quit travelling 💚🌎
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Why quit flying? We do it for justice.
We should not wait until the climate crisis feels 'closer to home' in order to make lifestyle changes. People's lives are devastated NOW because of our high-carbon lifestyles.
Sign up to the Flight-Free Challenge today: flightfree.co.uk
We should not wait until the climate crisis feels 'closer to home' in order to make lifestyle changes. People's lives are devastated NOW because of our high-carbon lifestyles.
Sign up to the Flight-Free Challenge today: flightfree.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Why quit flying? We do it for justice.
We should not wait until the climate crisis feels 'closer to home' in order to make lifestyle changes. People's lives are devastated NOW because of our high-carbon lifestyles.
Sign up to the Flight-Free Challenge today: flightfree.co.uk
We should not wait until the climate crisis feels 'closer to home' in order to make lifestyle changes. People's lives are devastated NOW because of our high-carbon lifestyles.
Sign up to the Flight-Free Challenge today: flightfree.co.uk
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We don't need to journey into space to know that global warming is REAL.
But 50 years on from 'Blue Marble', this is it's effects:
The Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking.
The Sahara is growing.
The rainforest is retreating south.
And deforestation is immense.
We must act - go #FlightFree today
But 50 years on from 'Blue Marble', this is it's effects:
The Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking.
The Sahara is growing.
The rainforest is retreating south.
And deforestation is immense.
We must act - go #FlightFree today
How 50 years of climate change has changed the face of the 'Blue Marble' from space
The "Blue Marble" was the first photo of the whole Earth and the only ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of the planet reveal visible changes to the Earth's surface.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We don't need to journey into space to know that global warming is REAL.
But 50 years on from 'Blue Marble', this is it's effects:
The Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking.
The Sahara is growing.
The rainforest is retreating south.
And deforestation is immense.
We must act - go #FlightFree today
But 50 years on from 'Blue Marble', this is it's effects:
The Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking.
The Sahara is growing.
The rainforest is retreating south.
And deforestation is immense.
We must act - go #FlightFree today
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Aviation regulators make it harder to track private jets—just when we need more accountability, not less. Billionaires like Musk & Swift fly above us, fueling climate breakdown while dodging scrutiny. We cannot let the ultra-rich hide. #BanPrivateJets
fortune.com/2025/04/01/f...
fortune.com/2025/04/01/f...
April 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Aviation regulators make it harder to track private jets—just when we need more accountability, not less. Billionaires like Musk & Swift fly above us, fueling climate breakdown while dodging scrutiny. We cannot let the ultra-rich hide. #BanPrivateJets
fortune.com/2025/04/01/f...
fortune.com/2025/04/01/f...
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🌏 89% of people worldwide believe their governments should do more to combat global warming.
Yet, many feel alone in this belief.
Breaking this 'spiral of silence' could be the key to unlocking collective climate action.
https://tinyurl.com/ye2x8n5d
Yet, many feel alone in this belief.
Breaking this 'spiral of silence' could be the key to unlocking collective climate action.
https://tinyurl.com/ye2x8n5d
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
tinyurl.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🌏 89% of people worldwide believe their governments should do more to combat global warming.
Yet, many feel alone in this belief.
Breaking this 'spiral of silence' could be the key to unlocking collective climate action.
https://tinyurl.com/ye2x8n5d
Yet, many feel alone in this belief.
Breaking this 'spiral of silence' could be the key to unlocking collective climate action.
https://tinyurl.com/ye2x8n5d
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Cheap flights encourage 'unthinking' tourism: in-and-out travel that damages the environment and harms communities.
Monuments crumble from the constant passage of hands and feet, places are left strewn with rubbish, and residents are forced out in favour of tourists.
Is this really what we want?
Monuments crumble from the constant passage of hands and feet, places are left strewn with rubbish, and residents are forced out in favour of tourists.
Is this really what we want?
What about tourism?
We know that air travel facilitates global tourism, and if we were to stop flying, communities who rely on our visits would suffer. But is that the full story?
flightfree.co.uk
April 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Cheap flights encourage 'unthinking' tourism: in-and-out travel that damages the environment and harms communities.
Monuments crumble from the constant passage of hands and feet, places are left strewn with rubbish, and residents are forced out in favour of tourists.
Is this really what we want?
Monuments crumble from the constant passage of hands and feet, places are left strewn with rubbish, and residents are forced out in favour of tourists.
Is this really what we want?
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Did you know? Building a third runway at Heathrow would involve demolishing 700+ homes (including an entire village), concreting over the Colne Valley, re-routing rivers & putting the M25 in a tunnel.
Stop expanding airports! Sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Stop expanding airports! Sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
April 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Did you know? Building a third runway at Heathrow would involve demolishing 700+ homes (including an entire village), concreting over the Colne Valley, re-routing rivers & putting the M25 in a tunnel.
Stop expanding airports! Sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Stop expanding airports! Sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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"Travelling to Jersey via the ferry gives a sense of adventure and excitement you can't get from air travel, as the island slowly creeps into view, rounding those gorgeous headlands, or seeing those ancient castles..."
Why Jersey and the Channel Islands make for the perfect flight-free getaway 🏝️ 👇
Why Jersey and the Channel Islands make for the perfect flight-free getaway 🏝️ 👇
Destination: Channel Islands
We take a look at getting to the Channel Islands without flying, and why you should make this your holiday destination of choice.
flightfree.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Travelling to Jersey via the ferry gives a sense of adventure and excitement you can't get from air travel, as the island slowly creeps into view, rounding those gorgeous headlands, or seeing those ancient castles..."
Why Jersey and the Channel Islands make for the perfect flight-free getaway 🏝️ 👇
Why Jersey and the Channel Islands make for the perfect flight-free getaway 🏝️ 👇
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ICYMI: 2 lawsuits now oppose the #PortOfOakland's expansion proposal for OAK. Join this campaign by giving support here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/... #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #noairportexpansion #StopOAKExpansion
Stop OAK Expansion Fundraiser
Please help share this fundraiser with your friends and networks.
actionnetwork.org
April 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
ICYMI: 2 lawsuits now oppose the #PortOfOakland's expansion proposal for OAK. Join this campaign by giving support here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/... #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #noairportexpansion #StopOAKExpansion
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We bet you haven't heard about the principle of Kaitiakitanga before! Well here's your chance to read about Harrie's unique inspiration as a Kiwi living in 🏴
"Te Ao Maori acknowledges that we are a part of te taiao (the environment) and should manage our relationships accordingly."
"Te Ao Maori acknowledges that we are a part of te taiao (the environment) and should manage our relationships accordingly."
Harrie: flight-free as a kiwi
flightfree.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We bet you haven't heard about the principle of Kaitiakitanga before! Well here's your chance to read about Harrie's unique inspiration as a Kiwi living in 🏴
"Te Ao Maori acknowledges that we are a part of te taiao (the environment) and should manage our relationships accordingly."
"Te Ao Maori acknowledges that we are a part of te taiao (the environment) and should manage our relationships accordingly."
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France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that?
grist.org/looking-forw...
#Trains #France #Cars #Transportation #Climate
grist.org/looking-forw...
#Trains #France #Cars #Transportation #Climate
France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that?
Here's why the U.S. is behind on building high-speed rail, and what could create momentum to catch up.
grist.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that?
grist.org/looking-forw...
#Trains #France #Cars #Transportation #Climate
grist.org/looking-forw...
#Trains #France #Cars #Transportation #Climate
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These ferries speed commutes and cut pollution — and they fly..
#ev #ElectricVehicles
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
#ev #ElectricVehicles
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
These ferries speed commutes and cut pollution — and they fly
The battery-powered boats rise above the waves on hydrofoils, making them faster and better for the climate than traditional diesel ferries.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
These ferries speed commutes and cut pollution — and they fly..
#ev #ElectricVehicles
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
#ev #ElectricVehicles
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...