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@bumprints.bsky.social
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We are a collective of aviation, climate, and communications experts who volunteer our time and our skills in the belief that we can contribute towards positive change. Linktree: linktr.ee/bum.prints

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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 3h
How big is your bumprint, really? The richest 1% of us blow through our fair share of the year's carbon budget in about 10 days, and you don't need a private jet to be up there. Three long-haul flights a year does it. #FlyBetter #ClimateJustice #PassengerPower #Bumprints
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yes, turbulence is getting worse. Flying emissions heat the planet, and that heat is making flights bumpier and more chaotic. Bigger storms are grounding flights. Runways are melting. Planes now need weight limits to take off on the hottest days. 🔥 Read more: bumprints.org
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
💸 The more you fly, the more you're rewarded. 💸 That's how airline loyalty schemes work: the complete opposite of the "polluter pays" principle. The pinnacle of this madness is the "mileage run": people booking multiple flights for no other reason than to maintain their frequent flyer status.
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Check out the latest edition of the Check-In! ✈️ No guilt, no jargon, just what's happening in the skies. Free in your inbox. Link in the comments to subscribe, or read the latest issue on our website. Which story surprised you most? 👇 #TheCheckIn #FlyBetter #Bumprints#ClimateAction #Aviation
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We all grew up thinking National Geographic wanted to protect wildlife. 🌍 Instead, they're selling a 23-day private-jet safari and haven't clocked the disconnect. We have. 👀 @wwf.org.uk @savinggorillas.bsky.social @pantheracats.bsky.social @orangutanlandtrust.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
79% of Brits want a tax on private jets. I used to fly the planes they're talking about. Caviar binned after every flight. 40% of private flights fly empty. @andyburnham.bsky.social @wearepossible.bsky.social @transportenvironment.org @safelanding.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That data has now shown up in 130 billion searches, and this week, Travalyst confirmed it's expanding the same model to trains. 🚂 So next time you search for a flight, look for the emissions column. Choosing the lowest-carbon flight can avoid 100s of kilos of carbon. 💚🌍
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Have you ever booked a flight with absolutely no idea what it actually costs the planet? Same. 🫣 Prince Harry decided that was the real problem, so he got the world's biggest travel platforms to agree on one thing: to show us the numbers. Because seeing the climate impact changes what we choose.
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"It’s a strange and interesting thing, how life turns out: two decades following procedures at 35,000 feet, and now, writing new ones for an organisation that's trying to get the industry I left to follow its own." Read more here: canvasrebel.com/meet-katie-t...
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Join us for a thought-provoking webinar hosted by Climate Week Prague. "Confessions of a Pilot: How to Fly Better in the Climate Crisis" will feature Captain Katie, who will shine a spotlight on the climate impact of flying and what climate-conscious passengers can do about it. Link in comments.
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New analysis from Contrails.org found that airplane contrails block enough sunlight to cost roughly $600 million a year in lost solar power by 2035. Europe gets hit hardest. Contrail avoidance isn't just about stopping warming. It's also about protecting the energy we need to replace fossil fuels.
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A five-year-old called them "sky graffiti": contrails, those white streaks that trap heat. A UK trial is using AI to predict where contrails will form and try to avoid them forming. But the trial only tackles contrails, not CO₂; we are years from cleaning up the whole sky. 🌫️✈️
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Did you know? In the three days after the 11 September 2001 attacks, all commercial flights across the United States were grounded, and the difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures widened. Evidence that contrails trap heat, as scientists had suspected but had not been able to prove.
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A pyjama party protest at train stations across Europe. September 13th: "Night Trains, Not Night Planes" The ask is simple: more sleeper trains, fewer short-haul night flights. Silly? A bit. Serious? Also yes, especially if you live near an airport. 🚂🌙 Link in comments #StayGrounded #Bumprints
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Most Brits want more trains, not more planes. 🚆 vs ✈️ New polling out this week: nearly half of Brits want more international rail services, while three times as few want to see UK airports expanded. Passengers have spoken 💪 ➡️ bit.ly/4yhnHrh @transportenvironment.org @cleancitiescampaign.org
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ask about the shape of the trip: could you go less often, stay longer, fly direct? Say your piece once, then let it sit. Be like the oak tree, dropping acorns without knowing which will take root. You won't see most of them grow. But some will." 🌳 #FlyBetter #ClimateConversations #Bumprints
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It's Electric! ✈️ The biggest electric plane just took flight. Genuine milestone, but here's the honest version: it's a 30-seat plane flying about 200km and not due in service until 2031. The only lever we actually have for decreasing the impact of long-haul flights is flying them less. ⚡✈️
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Look at what a mystery flight actually is: a plane to somewhere you didn't choose, might not want to visit, or may have already been. The destination was never the point. Getting on a plane was. It's the junk food of travel: empty calories, no nutrition, all the carbon. #PassengerPower
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Would you litter the street or spray graffiti on a wall? No. But every flight does both to the sky; we just can't see it. Oh, and our loyalty status has changed too. 'Planet' is the new 'Gold'. 🌍 Honest, free, once a month. Subscribe to our newsletter: bumprints.org/newsletter-a...
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The people who research the climate know exactly what flying costs. The most powerful lesson is the one you live. Joining online isn't the lesser option; it's leadership.
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Come and have a look around: bumprints.org
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Start with the fun bit: take the quiz and find out how big your bumprint really is. Which Flyer are you? bumprints.org
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It's here. The new bumprints.org is live, clearer, warmer, and built to help you fly better without the guilt.
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Going vegan is one of the biggest things you can do for the planet, genuinely. Here's the twist we nearly all miss: one long-haul flight can cancel out two years of it. The good news: flying a little less goes a very long way. 💚 @veganftaofficial.bsky.social @plantbasednews.bsky.social
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We'll keep asking so you don't have to wade through the jargon. 💚 #SustainableAviation #SAF #eSAF #NetZero2050 #Aviation
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Bumprints did some digging to find out what it actually means. What's it made from? How much of it is there? Will it actually make a difference? #SustainableAviation #SAF #eSAF #NetZero2050 #Aviation
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Have you seen the headline? ✈️ American Airlines just flew an aeroplane on jet fuel made from captured carbon and clean electricity. Sounds exciting! 🥳 #SustainableAviation #SAF #eSAF #NetZero2050 #Aviation
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Divers, this one hurts: the reefs we cross the world to see are dying from the warming those flights add to. 🐠🪸 #FlyBetter #CoralReef #ScubaDiving #OceanConservation #SaveOurOceans #Bumprints @oceanconservancy.org
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Be like Ed Sheeran. On tour in Australia, one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, a man who could fly private without a second thought, took an eleven-hour overnight train from Sydney to Melbourne rather than a one-hour flight. #FlyBetter #SustainableTravel #ClimateAction #Aviation #Bumprints
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We'd do anything for our pets because we love animals. So here's a thought: All around the world, animals need us to do the exact opposite of flying them around the world on a pet-friendly private jet. 😬😳 #FlyBetter #Wildlife #AnimalLovers #Extinction #SustainableTravel @wwf.org.uk
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Broken Records! Coincidence? 🤔 #Aviation #ClimateChange
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Check-In, our monthly newsletter for people who love to travel but want to do it more carefully, has just landed. You're not alone in wanting to fly better, and it's going to take all of us. Subscribe here: bumprints.org/get-involved...
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The "coolcation" is the new holiday trend of a rapidly heating world: flying somewhere cooler to escape the summer that keeps getting hotter, on the very flights that are warming it up. Could you head for a cooler climate without cooking the planet? 🚉⛵️🚲 #SustainableTravel #PlaneTalking
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Did you know? Google Flights now shows a "contrail-warming" rating next to every flight. Until now, it has been the invisible half of flying's climate impact. So, sort by emissions, check the contrail rating, and choose the cleanest flight. #FlyBetter #PassengerPower #Contrails
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
When a travel company gets it right, we want to shout about it loudly. 🥳 🌟 Intrepid Travel has scrapped its carbon offsets. Not to do less, but to do more. Details in the comments. More of this, please. 👏 #FlyBetter #ChampionTheGood #CarbonOffsets #SustainableTravel #Bumprints
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Off the pitch, he founded We Play Green to mobilise football against the climate crisis, and he wants flying, especially private jets, to pay its true cost. Proof you can love the game, and the travel, and still want the system fixed. #BeLike #WePlayGreen #WorldCup2026 #Bumprints #PassengerPower
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Watch Norway at the World Cup, and you'll spot Morten Thorsby wearing the #2. It's not a defender's number; it's a climate message: the Paris Agreement's goal to keep global warming below 2°C. #BeLike #FlyBetter #WePlayGreen #WorldCup2026 #Bumprints #PassengerPower
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
One week today! Join us for "Confessions of a Pilot: How to Fly Better in the Climate Crisis" as part of PNW Climate Week. Learn more and register here: luma.com/q14yqan6 #PNWClimateWeek #FlyBetter #ClimateAction #Aviation #Sustainability #Bumprints
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
✈️ Remember the airline whose new first-class cabin was so heavy that the plane was too nose-heavy to fly safely?🇨🇭 🤦‍♀️ Here's the update: onemileatatime.com/news/swiss-a... #Bumprints #FlyBetter #Aviation #SustainableTravel
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Turns out you're not flying solo 💚 Read more: bumprints.org/youre-not-fl... #FlyBetter #SortByEmissions #ShowUsTheCarbon
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
New research: when people can actually see a flight's emissions, they choose the cleaner one. Real bookings, real money, real change. Your choice counts, and you are far from the only one making it. Read more: bumprints.org/youre-not-fl... #FlyBetter #SortByEmissions #ShowUsTheCarbon
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We are hosting an IRL event at PNW Climate Week! Show up early for a light mix & mingle from 4.15 pm before our talk: 👩‍✈️ ✈️ Anyone wanting to join from home: log in for a 4:30 pm start luma.com/q14yqan6 #PacificNorthwestClimateWeek #ClimateWeek #FlyBetter #pnwclimateweek
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Heatwaves are back in the news. But hey, why not just fly somewhere for a quick little 'coolcation'? This is the climate crisis repackaged as a marketing opportunity, and we are calling it out in our June newsletter. Link in the comments! #Coolcation #Bumprints #BingeFlyers #Heatwave
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
💡Everyone wants to change the lightbulbs. That's the easy bit. The 2026 World Cup has LED floodlights, but 85% of its emissions come from flights, and no efficient lightbulb can touch that. The good news: nine in ten fans want football to lead here. Over to you, #FIFA. #WorldCup #PassengerPower
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
✈️🌍 Join us tomorrow for "Confessions of a Pilot" at @ldnclimateweek. 📅 June 21, 15:00 UTC 😊 Online — no need to fly in! 💰 Free Expect fresh, thought-provoking material whether you're new to the topic or ready to go deeper. Register now 👇 #LCAW2026 #Bumprints #PassengerPower
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Hello London! We're back for London Climate Action Week as a newly registered charity, and we have a lot more to say ✈️🌍 When: June 21 15:00 UTC Sign up here: londonclimateactionweek.org/event/confes... #LCAW2026 #Bumprints #PassengerPower
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Bumprints @bumprints.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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