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flyingless
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A petition calling on universities and professional associations to greatly reduce flying. Tweets by Parke Wilde. academicflyingpetition@gmail.com
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flyingless
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Like many others I respect, you are my "target reader" in paragraphs 5-6. As you read, consider if now is the right time to shift from "there is a role for offsets" to "reduce where possible, disclose remaining emissions, make large outright contributions, and never 'offset.'"
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FlightFree2020
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The truth about carbon offsets: @RogerTyersUK gives us the lowdown on what offsets are, and if they work.
Dave Hampton @carboncoach sums it up pretty neatly:
"Offsetting is like kicking a dog then donating £10 to RSPCA."
flightfree.co.uk/post/the-truth…
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Hugh Hunt
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If offsetting a flight to Oz by paying $50 really works then I'd gladly pay $100 to make my flight carbon negative. Flying more would then be the pathway to Net Zero. Clearly nonsense. Offering offsetts at this price is very misleading. twitter.com/flyingless/sta…
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Sarah Nicolls
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Here's me setting out for #dusseldorf #ApproximationFestival by train. I'll arrive at 7pm tonight. Only 2 changes and civilisation all the way. Gatwick Airport? No thanks! :) @FlightFree2020 #flightfree @flyingless #12yearspiano #TheMusicalActivist pic.twitter.com/cjrg6DMQZ5
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flyingless
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Certainly. If we were not distracted by offsets, and if we acknowledged a sensible science-based carbon budget for aviation emissions (a reasonable share of the total carbon budget), then we would come face to face with your fine question: which flights are most essential?
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flyingless
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A university cannot purposely increase aviation emissions during a time of climate emergency, thinking offsets are a sufficient compensation. As people educate themselves about offsets, this approach will fall apart. academicflyingblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/we-…
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flyingless
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Too good to be true. You cannot just offset annual carbon emissions that easily, and certainly not at a price of $8/ton. Have you ever looked into how these offset sellers determine "additionality"? No wishful thinking needed. We can change emissions. academicflyingblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/we-…
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flyingless
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The criticism is warranted. My essay posted today focuses heavily on one of your key points (favoring offsets on grounds that the contributions do good in the world). twitter.com/flyingless/sta…
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flyingless
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I've been obsessed with this question. This essay is for readers in pretty much your situation, recognizing some flaws with offsets, but recommending them despite some likely limitations. In the end, I recommend instead doing without offsets entirely. twitter.com/flyingless/sta…
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flyingless
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I've been looking into the details of the CORSIA offsetting program mentioned in the Reuters article. twitter.com/flyingless/sta…
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flyingless
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Or ... as an alternative ... consider designing the best possible event without offsets. twitter.com/flyingless/sta…
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flyingless
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Some offsets are fraudulent, many overstate their net carbon reduction, bad offsets distort the carbon market by suppressing prices, and we do not need offsets as much as we think. We can fly less, while preserving the good we do in the world. academicflyingblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/we-…
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Sail For Climate Action
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.@Sailforclimate is taking Latin American, Indigenous and Caribbean youth to @UN Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany. We need your help so that indigenous youth like Vivian can sail with us! Please RT and support our crowdfunder at bit.ly/sailforclimate… pic.twitter.com/wWovHymMrM
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Leo Murray
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“If it all sounds too good to be true, it is. Offsetting’s real power is to provide not a climate solution, but a social licence to continue with business as usual.”
Excellent bit from my excellent colleague @wakmax @_wearepossible ⭐️ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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FlightFree2020
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"This is not the end of travel, but we are going to have to change how we do it, how far we go, for how long and how often" ~ Ed Gillespie @frucool explores the reasons why we should swap flights for train travel cntraveller.com/gallery/reason…
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flyingless
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The @MassGovernor is fortunate to have, in the loyal opposition of our democratic society, a critic as reasonable as @nathanpboston. The 3 demands are moderate and sensible. Governor Baker, you want to be known for climate action in any case. Say yes today. twitter.com/nathanpboston/…
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AirportWatch
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It is entirely MAD for companies as high carbon and environmentally damaging as airports and airlines to be trapped in a constant growth model. They currently have to keep growing, to keep feeding those shareholders high dividends. Not possible on a finite planet. BAD system
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flyingless
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We can joyfully pursue sharp reduction in total tourism miles, mode switch away from flying when feasible, and longer more meaningful stays, for lower-carbon adventure and cross-cultural understanding.
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flyingless
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Good thread. I have an article about offsets soon (supportive of outright contributions to good causes but ultimately opposed to thinking of these contributions as offsets). Havegood travels!
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flyingless
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Delightful @newrepublic attention to flying. Still: (1) TNR skewers two travel articles, but the NYTimes one was more oblivious, while the WaPo was introspective, closer to TNR's own position; (2) why say we need to "stop" traveling? The overstatement forces TNR's weak ending. twitter.com/newrepublic/st…
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