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… Minimising the impact of aviation emissions: what way forward? An expert meeting aiming to lift off sustainable academic travelling 21 & 22 October 2019 “Your Planet or Your Career! The Academic Flyers’ Dilemma: Perception or Reality?” Dr Romain Weikmans (Université Libre de Bruxelles / Free … wellbeing as researchers (perceive that they) are stuck in an impossible choice between the reduction of their air travel emissions and the production of impactful research/their career progression. Second, because this tension may stand in the way of researchers’ willingness to engage in less carbon-intensive travel practices because such practices are (or researchers perceive them to be) incompatible with scientific production and success, and with career progression. I will conclude by suggesting some potential ways forward toward reducing the carbon footprint of our professional travels without compromising research quality and productivity, academic success, and careers’ prospects. 1 https://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/2018-10-24-02.aspx 2 …