Schmid, Stephan,
Philosophy
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany

I petition universities and institutions of higher education:

•    to include all university-related flying in their environmental impact measurement;
•    to support virtual conferencing and low-carbon forms of transport for faculty, staff, and students;
•    to set ambitious goals for emissions reductions in line with the cuts suggested by climate science; and
•    to use their influence with professional associations and funders to reduce flying and promote alternatives to flying.

, I petition research funders:

•   to include all flying by grantees and staff in their environmental impact measurement;
•   to promote virtual meetings and low-carbon forms of transport for grantees and staff;
•   to set ambitious goals for emissions reductions in line with the cuts suggested by climate science; and
•   to use their influence with universities and professional associations to reduce flying.

, I pledge myself:

•   to stop unnecessary flying;
•   to use virtual conferencing and lower-carbon transportation as alternatives to flying;
•   to promote fairness in emissions reductions by supporting steeper reductions for senior researchers and frequent flyers; and
•   to speak up with my peers in universities and professional associations for lower-carbon alternatives to flying.