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

Sadly yes. Paywalls are always frustrating!

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 8h

Flight Free UK director Anna takes the @europeansleeper.eu train to Prague for an 'extreme' day trip, FFUK style 🚄

inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

My no-fly Prague day trip on a scenic sleeper train with bakeries and cobbled streets

Taking the sleeper train makes it possible to visit the Czech capital in less than a day, for a budget-and-time saving city break

inews.co.uk

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

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

People from the industry outnumbered environmental delegates 14:1 at Feb's CAEP meeting. There have been no improvements in transparency practices since the 2022 meeting. Climate policies for aviation are being developed to mirror industry interests, rather than meaningful emissions reductions.

Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry

Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says

www.theguardian.com

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

➡️ If going by ferry from Dover there are kiosks at a purpose-built processing area, or you'll be registered by an agent with a tablet, before boarding
➡️ If you are travelling by ferry other than from Dover, you will be registered at the border on arrival in your destination country

Happy travels!

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

There's a new EU Entry/Exit system: www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-...

➡️ If you are travelling by train from London St Pancras Intl, use the self-service kiosks before going through the ticket gates
➡️ At Folkestone (Eurotunnel) there's a purpose-built pre-reg area with self-service kiosks before embarking

EU Entry/Exit System

Information about changing requirements for UK nationals travelling to countries in the Schengen area.

www.gov.uk

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

Most carbon calculators don't include aviation's non-CO2 effects, giving a falsely-low impression of aviation's contribution to the climate crisis. A team led by Therme Group and the University of Surrey has produced a new model which does.
www.greenairnews.com?p=7995

Aviation needs better measurement to deliver meaningful decarbonisation

SPONSORED ARTICLE As aviation’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions continues to rise, questions are mounting over whether current tools for calculating flight emissions are fit-for...

www.greenairnews.com

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 4d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you... What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ~ Jane Goodall.

Every choice not to fly has an impact on the world around you and the future.

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 4d

Pls spread the word of our event 🙏 ☝️ @getglasgowmoving.org @scotecodesign.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @gcosi.bsky.social @nickq33.bsky.social @xrglasgow.bsky.social @slowfoodglasgow.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @spokes.org.uk @wwctrustscot.bsky.social @cyclingscotland.bsky.social

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 4d

Tickets available for our Glasgow event, 'Travel, flying and the climate crisis' on 30th October: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...

Come along for an evening of inspiring talks, flight-free travel info and helpful facts about aviation and climate. Free entry, all welcome.

Female person sitting on a rock looking out to sea. Text says, travel, flying and the climate crisis (Glasgow), a community event about how we can reimagine travel and why we must. 30th October 7pm-8.45pm, Townhead Village Hall, 60 St Mungo Avenue.

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

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

Positive news!

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 8d

This is needed!

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 8d

Very exciting news!

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 8d

Very exciting

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Environmental Justice Foundation @ejfoundation.org · 8d

❌ 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 · 8d

📢 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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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 · 12d

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 · 11d

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 · 11d

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 · 12d

Beautiful, that's a trip to remember!

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