This is the Vjosa National Park in Albania ๐ฆ๐ฑ
It's the only wild river national park in Europe.
And Munich Airport is building an airport there.
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Every new airport is an act of climate vandalism - and this one is particularly bad.
It breaks Albanian national law and international biodiversity protection conventions that Albania has ratified.
It is a disgrace that the Albanian Government is allowing this.
But they're not the only guilty party.
Munich Airport are involved in building it - exporting their destruction to maximise their profit.
So who are the shareholders allowing this? The German state!
๐ 51% stake: Free State of Bavaria
๐ 26%: The Federal Republic of Germany
๐ 23%: The City of Munich
While the industry sells new airports as essential for "regional development", the reality is that they are often investment projects pushed for by airports in other (often wealthier) countries.
More airports.
More flights.
More profit.
More destruction.
If you're in Munich, join this protest next Saturday.
To end the fossil age, we must end the aviation industry.
If you're not in Munich, keep your eyes on our channels.
Soon, we will release a damning report on how European airports are exporting their destruction.
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#Aircraft #noise can lead to serious health problems, from heart disease to mental health issues, sleep disturbance and hearing damage.
E.g. estimates say night-time aircraft noise near Frankfurt airport leads to 23,400 hospitalisations and 3,400 deaths a year.
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Air quality limits exist for particulate matter - but not for ultrafine particles (#UFP)!
As they are tiny, UFP penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream. This affects millions of people, not only those living around an #airport but also several kilometres downwind.
The aviation industry needs to face reality and find a #SafeLanding for the people working within it.ย
Various factors make change inevitable, but we have a choice: design or disaster. Let's choose design!
A thread about our #SafeLanding narrative and when and how to use itย โฌ๏ธ
Transformation can bring us a clean environment, a fair economy and livable future - and better, more secure jobs
To ensure this we need a #JustTransition that is targeted, led by working people, democratic, and part of a society-wide push to put us on track for a fair economy.
Messages to communicate the narrative:
โ Change will happen by disaster or by design, letโs choose design
โ Delaying change is reckless
โ Workers who built the aviation industry deserve a protected future
โ The first stage of transition is putting the brakes on expansion
โผ๏ธA class action lawsuit was filed last week in a Washington State court over health effects and soil contamination from air pollution from aircraft landing and taking off at SeaTac Airport.
The 46 page (double spaced) Complaint will be of interest to many in the US.
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The potential plaintiff class is 300,000 home owners and renters within a 5-mile radius of the airport. The lead attorney is Steve Berman of Seattle, who some years ago won the first (and big) class action suit against the major tobacco companies.
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Defendants: Port of Seattle (which operated the airport), Delta Airlines and Alaska Airlines (5th largest in US). The 2 airlines made 24% and 56% of the 287,114 flights into SeaTac in 2020. Albeit knowing about the health effects, the defendants grew facilities and flights.
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1โฃ Private jets are the most polluting option. They emit huge amounts of climate-damaging emissions compared to already highly polluting commercial flights - and especially to low-emissions alternatives like trains. #BanPrivateJets#TaxFrequentFlyers#MakePollutersPay
2โฃ One flight on a private jet causes much more pollution than most people in the world produce in a whole year for meeting all their needs like housing, daily mobility and food. #BanPrivateJets#TaxFrequentFlyers#MakePollutersPay
ICAO's net-zero target does not include interim targets until 2050, but if aviation continues to grow as expected, it will have used up its fair share of the remaining emissions budget well before 2050. 3/9