Scientists promise to avoid short-haul flights

Climate initiative aims to make universities carbon-neutral in 15 years

More than a thousand scientists from Berlin and Brandenburg are planning to avoid flights for shorter business trips in the future after signing a “self commitment”.

The Wednesdays for Climate initiative aims to reduce emissions caused by air travel through the reduction of short-haul flights, thereby contributing to the fight against climate change. The commitment applies to journeys up to a distance of 1,000 kilometres.