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The goal of the FlyingLess project is to support universities and research organizations in reducing flight emissions which accounts for a significant share of their total greenhouse gas emissions. In doing so, FlyingLess develops approaches to reduce air travel in academia that are implemented at different levels (research, teaching and administration). Successful reduction of flight emissions requires broad participation and support, both from the management level and from staff and students.
What FlyingLess offers
FlyingLess is developing a monitoring tool for universities and research organizations to track their flight emissions and quantify emissions reductions over the next years. This tool will be made available to all interested parties via the website. Stakeholders within the participating partners will be involved via surveys and interviews, and their needs and opinions will be elicited and taken into account during the course of the project. In the project, the internal and external framework conditions (e.g. travel guidelines, research funding criteria) will be evaluated, adjustments recommended and, where possible, implemented by the partners. In doing so, the excellence of science is to be maintained; networks of researchers are to be further expanded and the career opportunities of young scientists are not to be jeopardized. Experiences from the Corona crisis will be reflected and taken into account in the project.
How will the results be shared
The results will be made available and disseminated through various communication channels (including website, Twitter, lectures, workshops, public relations). The goal is to inform and motivate as many universities and research organizations as possible to apply the experience gained and tools developed in FlyingLess to reduce flight emissions in their organizations.
The project is led by the ifeu Institute Heidelberg in close collaboration with Dr. Nicole Aeschbach, TdLab Geography at the Institute of Geography at Heidelberg University.
At the TdLab Geography at Heidelberg University, actors from science and practice work together on solutions for climate protection, adaptation to climate change impacts and other sustainability issues.
Project lead and contact persons are Udo Lambrecht and Claudia Kämper (e-mail: info@flyingless.de).
The project is funded over 3 years by the National Climate Initiative (NKI) of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
The goal of the FlyingLess project is to support universities and research organizations in reducing flight emissions which accounts for a significant share of their total greenhouse gas emissions. In doing so, FlyingLess develops approaches to reduce air travel in academia that are implemented at different levels (research, teaching and administration). Successful reduction of flight emissions requires broad participation and support, both from the management level and from staff and students.
What FlyingLess offers
FlyingLess is developing a monitoring tool for universities and research organizations to track their flight emissions and quantify emissions reductions over the next years. This tool will be made available to all interested parties via the website. Stakeholders within the participating partners will be involved via surveys and interviews, and their needs and opinions will be elicited and taken into account during the course of the project. In the project, the internal and external framework conditions (e.g. travel guidelines, research funding criteria) will be evaluated, adjustments recommended and, where possible, implemented by the partners. In doing so, the excellence of science is to be maintained; networks of researchers are to be further expanded and the career opportunities of young scientists are not to be jeopardized. Experiences from the Corona crisis will be reflected and taken into account in the project.
How will the results be shared
The results will be made available and disseminated through various communication channels (including website, Twitter, lectures, workshops, public relations). The goal is to inform and motivate as many universities and research organizations as possible to apply the experience gained and tools developed in FlyingLess to reduce flight emissions in their organizations.
The project is led by the ifeu Institute Heidelberg in close collaboration with Dr. Nicole Aeschbach, TdLab Geography at the Institute of Geography at Heidelberg University.
At the TdLab Geography at Heidelberg University, actors from science and practice work together on solutions for climate protection, adaptation to climate change impacts and other sustainability issues.
Project lead and contact persons are Udo Lambrecht and Claudia Kämper (e-mail: info@flyingless.de).
The project is funded over 3 years by the National Climate Initiative (NKI) of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
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