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Provided by: Stay Grounded |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This website informs readers about aviation's role in climate change.
Students will learn about the effects aviation has on climate change and the problems with current flying alternatives.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: Stay Grounded

Region: Global

Languages: English, Spanish, French, German

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This amazing resource gives clear information about the climate impacts of aviation.
A variety of beautiful infographics provide data on why flying is so bad for the environment.

Additional Prerequisites

Students should have prior knowledge of climate change and the greenhouse effect.
The link to the study by the European Commission on palm oil biofuels is broken.
The link to the EU Emissions Trading System is broken.
The link to the Aviation Emissions and the Paris Agreement is broken.

Differentiation

Groups of students could read about each topic and share their learnings with the class. There are nine topics in total. Topics include "What is the climate impact of aviation?" and "How bad is flying for your carbon footprint?"
Economics or government classes could discuss the government's role in aviation.

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Stay Grounded

Stay Grounded is a people-powered, science-based, and action-oriented network for more than 180 member initiatives around the world. The network fosters mutual support and exchange of experiences, and campaigns for a reduction of aviation and its negative impacts, as well as against problematic climate strategies like offsetting emissions and biofuels. It develops materials and background information on multiple topics around the climate impact and injustice of aviation.

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