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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 14h

Contrails almost double aviation's warming effect, but eliminating them is easy and cheap.

Hannah Ritchie explains all in her excellent Substack, Sustainability By Numbers:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/eliminatin...

Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap

Could we halve aviation's climate impact at a fraction of the cost of sustainable aviation fuels?

www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 15h

Farnborough airport, a hub for private jets, is planning to increase the number of flights from 50,000 to 70,000 a year.

Farnborough Noise Group is holding a public Zoom on 13th Oct to “fact check” the airport's expansion plans. Details and joining link here: www.farnboroughnoise.org/blog

Blog | Farnborough Noise

Blog, news and updates for things relating to Farnborough airport, private jets and changes in UK airspace.

www.farnboroughnoise.org

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 18h

We are coming to Glasgow! Join us on 30th October for our event 'Travel, flying and the climate crisis'. Travel inspiration and helpful facts from climate scientists, flight-free travellers and behaviour change experts. Book now: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...

Picture shows someone sitting on a rock looking at the sea. Text says, Flight Free UK presents Travel, flying and the climate crisis (Glasgow), a community event about how we can reimagine travel, and why we must. 30th October 7-8.45pm. Townhead Village Hall, 60 St Mungo Avenue, G4 0PL

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 1d

This matches our own findings. Many people who take multiple flights per year are not actually aware of the impact of their carbon footprint, or of the cascading benefits we could create if many more of us pledge to go #FlightFree2025 !

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 1d

Positive news!

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 2d

This is needed!

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 2d

Very exciting news!

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 2d

Very exciting

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Environmental Justice Foundation @ejfoundation.org · 2d

❌ Abolishing the Climate Change Act would drive up energy costs for everyone in the UK and mean disaster for people and the planet.

We cannot afford to move backwards. Leaders must prioritise supercharging the energy transition.

We've signed the letter calling on Kemi Badenoch to change course ⬇️

Climate Outreach @climateoutreach.bsky.social · 2d

📢 This is a threat we won’t accept: abolishing the Climate Change Act (CCA) would harm our natural world, damage a thriving net zero economy, reverse significant progress, and be out of step with public and political opinion.

We’ve written an open letter to Badenoch to express our profound concern.

Climate Outreach are one of many major climate and nature organisations to express our grave and collective concern at Badenoch's threat to scrap the Climate Change Act.

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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 2d

Climate change is messing with global wind speeds, impacting planetary health news.mongabay.com/2025/10/clim...

Climate change is messing with global wind speeds, impacting planetary health

Climate change is disturbing wind patterns across the globe in dramatic ways. And when combined with land-use change and desertification, these changes are spawning immense sand and dust storms that p...

news.mongabay.com

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 2d

In numbers: Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe’s cheapest electricity markets
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/02/i...

In numbers: Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe's cheapest electricity markets

Wind and solar met almost half of Spain’s electricity demand in the first half of 2025 (46%), up from 27% in the same period in 2019.

theprogressplaybook.com

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 6d

Kemi Badenoch says the Tories would scrap the Climate Change Act.

That’s not leadership — it’s like betting big on whale oil lamps as electricity arrives.
Britain deserves better than climate denial.

#ClimateCrisis #ToryChaos

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 5d

The kids who sued America over climate change aren’t done yet #Climate

The kids who sued America over climate change aren’t done yet

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.

grist.org

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d

This is a brilliant demolition of Kemi Badenoch's nonsense about the Climate Change Act by @fionaharvey.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up?

We fact check Kemi Badenoch and her party after she promised to repeal Climate Change Act if they win power

www.theguardian.com

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 6d

Beautiful, that's a trip to remember!

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 6d

Sunset with chilled wine sounds amazing! Nothing beats a train journey where the travel itself is part of the experience. Thanks for showing how flight-free travel can be both speedy and stunning 🙌💚 #FlightFree

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 7d

Our planet is changing rapidly - quicker even than our science predicted. The question is whether we will be able to change, too, and rise to the challenge of our time.

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 7d

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 9d

Europe on road to hell
More than 80% of protected habitats are in a poor or bad state, with “unsustainable” consumption and production patterns driving loss of wildlife
EU’s “carbon sink” declined by 30% in a decade as logging, wildfires and pests damage forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report

EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

www.theguardian.com

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 14d

LAST DAY to sign our petition to stop airport expansion: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

We now have 10,929 signatures. Let's make it at least 11,000.

Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK

More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...

petition.parliament.uk

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 15d

If you missed our event on overtourism last week, it's now available to watch on our Youtube channel: youtu.be/EW23Ys5cO9w?... featuring Ben from @traveltf.bsky.social as our expert guest.

The Trouble with Tourism

YouTube video by Flight Free UK

youtu.be

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The Travel Foundation @traveltf.bsky.social · 21d

"...just continuing to fly in large numbers of visitors isn’t going to work." - ABTA @travelweeklyuk.bsky.social travelweekly.co.uk/in-depth/spe...

Special Report: Overtourism is by no means over

Just continuing to fly large numbers into busy destinations ‘isn’t going to work’ says Abta chief Mark Tanzer. Ian Taylor reports

travelweekly.co.uk

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 15d

The 'cost' argument is never fully, ahem, costed. As you say, places like the Colne Valley (in the case of Heathrow) will suffer, reducing the value of that destination. So there might be jobs on offer at the airport, but fewer in other places as a result.

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 15d

UK to Greece flight-free? It's quicker than you think...

(Thanks to Iain from @skipedia.bsky.social for sharing his story with us).

flightfree.co.uk/travel_artic...

Sussex to Paxos

The Greek island of Paxos is just two days and a night away from the UK, making this summer holiday destination entirely reachable without flying

flightfree.co.uk

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 15d

Expanding Gatwick will be a disaster for communities... and wildlife, and the climate. It should not go ahead.

Our petition to stop airport expansion closes TOMORROW - sign here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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