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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Climate researcher fired for refusing to take planes awarded compensation

A climate researcher sacked by his German employer for sticking to his vow of never flying won compensation in an unfair dismissal lawsuit, £63,000 of which he donated to environmental activism.

Dr Gianluca Grimalda, formerly employed by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), refused to take a plane back to Germany from fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, leading to the termination of his employment.

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