We need a profound reflection and action on how “global science” is done today. Not only for ecological but also social and epistemological reasons. I believe that knowledge and knowing has to get decentred and (re)gain relevance in particular locations.

I have not stopped flying altogether, but I am now carefully thinking about each and every flight. Is it necessary? What is it really worth it? And of course we need both – to change individual considerations, choices, and collective actions; and changes in academic cultures and expectations in how institutions operate.

I hope to see academic institutions and professional organizations soon joining this initiative and rewriting their rules of operation and codes. Thanks for starting this movement!