As I mentioned earlier, a number of website updates are taking place – and you may notice some changes over the next days/weeks, as various changes are put into place. This process will likely culminate with a new domain name, but those details are still being worked out.
In the meantime, I want to note that a couple of test pages, with incomplete text or filler/test text, went live without an “in construction” note at the top of the page. I apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Hopefully that will be remedied today or tomorrow.
For now, please continue to come over and see what’s happening! We’re doing out best to minimize disruptions as we build the new system. While pages may look different, all of the content is still there, and the online store is bursting with deals to help you live and purchase thoughtfully and sustainably, throughout the holiday season and beyond. 🙂
If you have questions or comments on the new system, please use the contact form to get in touch. I’ll do my best to reply as quickly as possible. Have a great weekend!
One – Many of the partners in the online store have holiday deals going on now, or coming up soon (too many to list them all here). Check them all out! Whether you are looking to get rid of single use plastics, use more sustainable laundry detergent, buy a cozy sweater or anything else, the online store can help. 🙂
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Further data here from the Guardian on the massive environmental impact of air travel, particularly among those who take the most flights in an average year. In addition, the failure to demand that the airline industry pay for the pollution it contributes results in a massive subsidy for airlines, while also contributing significantly to environmental degradation.
Frequent-flying “‘super emitters” who represent just 1% of the world’s population caused half of aviation’s carbon emissions in 2018, according to a study.
Airlines produced a billion tonnes of CO2 and benefited from a $100bn (£75bn) subsidy by not paying for the climate damage they caused, the researchers estimated. The analysis draws together data to give the clearest global picture of the impact of frequent fliers.
Only 11% of the world’s population took a flight in 2018 and 4% flew abroad. US air passengers have by far the biggest carbon footprint among rich countries. Its aviation emissions are bigger than the next 10 countries combined, including the UK, Japan, Germany and Australia, the study reports. (Bold mine).
With the significant pause in air travel as a result in the pandemic, what will governments and other players do to ensure that, instead of getting back to “normal” (as it was pre-pandemic), that we build back differently, with a true aim to create a sustainable future?
As a start (and this should have been done decades ago), every industry (airlines and others), must be expected to pay for the damages they create. Furthermore, there can absolutely not be any more subsidies (direct or indirect) that contribute to environmental degradation.
The researchers estimated the cost of the climate damage caused by aviation’s emissions at $100bn in 2018. The absence of payments to cover this damage “represents a major subsidy to the most affluent”, the researchers said. “This highlights the need to scrutinize the sector, and in particular the super emitters.”
Building back better is possible, if we, collectively, choose to do it, and put the full power of government, non-profits, civil society, industry and others all together. Individually, tackling this issue means looking at giving up non-essential flights and voting in governments that will take strong action on holding polluters accountable. If we don’t do it now, when will we act?
