Today we'll be talking to Anne Kretzschmar. She’s a coordinator with the Stay Grounded network which works on a global level to reduce air traffic and build a climate-just transport system. They recently published a paper entitled ‘A Rapid and Just Transition of Aviation: Shifting towards climate-just mobility‘ which was a big part of our conversation.

Topics discussed:

Social and environmental costs of airport projects
The problem behind ‘carbon offsetting’
Looking for just alternatives
Tackling tax exemption for aviation
How flying is already unjust
The problem of frequent flyers
Implementing actual limits (frequent flyer levee)
Europe’s lack of international booking for trains
Trains can also be a problem (example of Maya Train project in Mexico)
Wider question of asking what kind of mobility do we need and wand and how can we distribute it in a just way
Taking the topic of jobs and labor seriously
Impact of COVID-19 on aviation and what might come next
Degrowth
Change by Design or by Disaster
Green New Deal for Gatwick
How ‘bailouts’ rarely actually support those most impacted by industry losses
Alternative tourisms
The importance of internationality and the centrality of environmental justice
Supporting critical aviator workers
Airport-related Injustice and Resistance map

Recommended Books:

65/Shifting Towards Climate-Just Mobility (with Anne Kretzschmar)