{"id":120181,"date":"2023-10-20T09:20:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120181"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:20:51","slug":"climate-researcher-fired-after-refusing-to-fly-and-travelling-for-50-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/climate-researcher-fired-after-refusing-to-fly-and-travelling-for-50-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate researcher fired after refusing to fly and travelling for 50 days"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A climate researcher was fired after refusing to fly and taking 50 days to reach his destination.<\/p>\n

Gianluca Grimalda spent six months in Papua New Guinea studying the impact of climate change on indigenous communities for the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).<\/p>\n

However, when it was time for him to return home to Germany in July, he was taken hostage and robbed, delaying his return to September 10.<\/p>\n

When it came time to return home, the institution organised a flight for Mr Grimalda who refused it on the grounds that it would damage the environment.<\/p>\n

Instead, he persuaded the institution to let him travel by other means which could emit less CO2, a decision which caused problems when he returned.<\/p>\n

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Mr Grimalda was given until October 14 to make it back to Germany, but he replied saying this wasn\u2019t possible and that his journey would take much longer.<\/p>\n

If there were no delays his proposed route, which included travelling by cargo ship, ferry, bus, and train, would take 50 days.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, whilst the single-day flight would have emitted 3.6 tonnes of CO2, his much longer route would emit just 400 kilos.<\/p>\n

Despite his good intentions, Mr Grimalda\u2019s employers rejected the plan and said he would be dismissed if he refused to get on the plane. In response, Mr Grimalda decided to proceed with his more climate-friendly route.<\/p>\n

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ABC reported that Mr Grimalda was later told his contract had been terminated as he was on board a cargo ship. This was reportedly because of repeated delays in arriving at his place of work.<\/p>\n

Following his dismissal, Mr Grimalda has spoken out about IfW\u2019s insensitivity to climate change.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Tagesspiegel, he said: \u201cIf I have to comply with such demands to keep my job, I’d rather lose it.\u201d ABC reported that he had announced legal action against the IfW.<\/p>\n

Before his journey home, Mr Grimalda had gone into more detail about his experiences in the British media.<\/p>\n

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