Downloads & Links

A collection of interesting content related to reducing air travel in academia.

FlyingLess Downloads

Guideline FlyingLess - Measures (German)
Guideline FlyingLess - Measures (English)
This guideline provides an overview of measures to to reduce flight emissions from academic business travel.
Factsheet FlyingLess - THG Emissionen von Flugzeugen im Vergleich (Deutsch)
Dieses Factsheet gibt einen Überblick über die Treibhausgas-Emissionen unterschiedlicher Verkehrsmittel im Personenfernverkehr und die Einordnung für die persönliche CO2-Bilanz sowie die Rolle des internationalen Flugverkehrs.
Factsheet FlyingLess - GHG emissions of aircrafts in comparison (Englisch)
This factsheet provides an overview of the greenhouse gas emissions of different modes of long-distance passenger transport and how they are classified for personal carbon footprints, as well as the role of international air travel.
Guideline FlyingLess - Travel Policies (German)
Guideline FlyingLess - Travel Policies (English)
This guideline provides an overview of different ways to make academic institutions' travel policies more sustainable.
Factsheet FlyingLess - Rahmenbedingungen (German)
Dieses Factsheet bietet eine Übersicht über Rahmenbedingungen von Bund und Ländern für Dienstreisen, insbesondere Flugreisen an Hochschulen und außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen

External Downloads

Reduktion Flugemissionen der ETH Zürich: Definitionen (German)
Dieses Arbeitspapier ist eine Zusammenstellung der wichtigsten Definitionen zu dem Thema "Reduktion von Flugemissionen"
Reducing ETH Zurich’s flight emissions: Definitions (English)
This working paper is a summary of the most important definitions related to the topic "Reduction of aviation emissions"

Links

EAUC Scotland's Business Travel Guide for Further and Higher Education (2023) highlights the Scottish policy and social drivers for addressing business travel emissions, and showcases best practice in strategies, reporting and reduction activities

Podcast by Claudia Frick and Florian Freistetter about climate change (IPCC report), here also about the topic of flying

Flyingless Blog der Tufts University

Resource Guide Flying Less in Academia by Katz-Rosene with general information on flyingless and on sustainable conferencing and much more

STAY GROUNDED is an international movement focused on the climate impact of aviation

World map on Academic Air Travel Reduction and Offsetting Projects (by Agnes Kreil)

Working Paper: Overview of the impact of aviation on climate change and how this should be considered for air travel at ZHAW (Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften)

Report: Towards Climate Sustainability of the Academic System in Europe and beyond, May 2022

The Oxford Flying Less Podcast on key questions, such as 'Why fly less?' or 'How to fly less while retaining an international outlook and research & teaching practice?'

Videos

Rhetoric, expectations and performance: The cost-benefit ratio of conference activities by Nicholas Rowe