"The economic rescue packages to deal with the impact of the #coronavirus must also be green, a growing chorus of environmental campaigners have urged", writes @fionaharvey in the @guardian.
We would like to add some points to that.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
The airline industry has a history of tax avoidance and of seeking and obtaining special treatment while treating workers badly.
Now the same managers who have been lining their pockets for years are asking for billions of taxpayers' money to save their airlines.
The current situation requires collaborative planning for a #JustTransition:
▪️employees in the #aviation sector should receive training for climate friendly jobs,
▪️privatisations have to be reconsidered and
▪️a shift towards climate-safe forms of travel has to be undertaken.
It is no option to go back to business as usual after the #COVID19 crisis, as this would lead to an even bigger crisis. Let’s use this unintended pause in air travel to rethink what we can do to stop far worse consequences from #ClimateCollapse, and flying’s contribution to it.
Read more about our position on possible #AirlineBailouts due to the #CoronaCrisis in our press release from last week: stay-grounded.org/airline-bailou…
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