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Waar: Vienna, Austria
Wanneer: 09/09/2016 - 16:14

We would like to inform you about our activities in Austria and invite you to participate in our first Austrian Climate Camp, the Action Day against the Vienna airport expansion, as well as to the efforts of globally bringing together resistance against airport projects and aviation growth.

1. RESISTANCE TO THE EXPANSION OF VIENNA’S SCHWECHAT AIRPORT

The planned construction of a third runway is absolutely unacceptable
from a climate perspective. Increasing the number of flights would
make the greenhouse gas emissions grow immensely – putting hundreds
of hectares of land under threat of being sealed. For years, groups of
citizens have been putting effort into fighting against the increase
in aircraft noise. The third runway’s flight routes would overfly
the densely populated areas. Therefore, our climate justice movement
“System Change, not Climate Change!” is committed to stop the
construction plans, and aims towards a forward-looking type of
mobility.

We invite individuals, initiatives, organizations and societies to
support and spread the position paper against the 3rd runway. (in
English)

Also individuals can sign our petition.

On Saturday, October 1st, we are organizing a day of action against
the airport expansion. It consists of a bike tour from the city to the
airport, a demonstration there and smaller actions.

Around this, we organize the first Austrian Climate Camp. It will take
place in Vienna from September 29th to October 2nd! We try to organize
also some translation, so also international guests are invited (at
best inform as beforehand if you come and what translation is needed).

2. TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKING WITH GROUPS RESISTING AIRPORT EXPANSION
AND CONSTRUCTION:

We believe that it's essential to connect the different struggling
against airport projects in order to share experiences and strenghen
each other. Global and coordinated action weeks are planned around the
1st of October. An available e-mail list is linking these initiatives.
Those who wish to join this list, know local groups or want to be
involved actively in the networking, please contact us. Contact:
norunway3@systemchange-not-climatechange.at

3. WE ARE COMMITTED TO A REDUCTION INSTEAD OF SO-CALLED GREENWASHING
OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY.

By 2050, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) predicts
a 3- to 7-fold increase in emission caused by aviation. Nevertheless,
as ICAO claims, it should soon be possible to make the growth
“carbon neutral”: The additional emissions are to be compensated
elsewhere through carbon offsets. This illusory solution is absurd and
highly problematic. “System Change, not Climate Change!” is
therefore actively involved in a global flight campaign and calls for
the petition supporting “No aviation growth! No false climate
solutions!”

Other than CAN and many NGOs we don't ask for a better market
mechanism for "carbon neutral growth" but no false solutions at all.
If we want to safe the climate, we need to reduce emissions in all
sectors and cannot keep growing the flight industry.

It would be great if you would sign this petition as an individual
, or with your organizatio/ initiative/ movement. You can also
embed the petition into your website, see technical info here.

Thanks for engagint in the struggle against airport and aviation
growth!