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No private jets in Hamburg! The activists challenging unnecessary aviation
Germany is among the top three countries in Europe with the highest private jet flights per year1. The NGO ROBIN WOOD e.V. in Germany decided to do something about it. They’ve been working on a campaign for a ban of private jets at the airport in Hamburg. Private jets are one of the most climate-wrecking forms of transport2 and the number of flights increases every year. What exactly are the…
Roissy Airport: Expansion? No way!
Photo: Julien Helaine | Activists break onto the tarmac at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport to protest against the Terminal 4 project, October 3, 2020. This overview of the opposition to the expansion plans for Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport was co-authored by Charlène Fleury, Audrey Boehly and Eric Lombard. It forms part of the ‘Emergency Landing’ feature in the October issue of the…
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