Environmental groups and climate activists criticize the sharp increase in the use of private jets because of the emissions.
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Frankfurt The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos is the meeting place for the world’s economic and political decision-makers. And for private jets. Around 500 flights are attributed to the WEF each year. The environmental organization Greenpeace recently analyzed how much CO2 emissions this causes: it was around 7,400 tons in 2022, four times the value in other weeks.
Short distances, hardly any passengers, comparatively high consumption: Anyone who travels with their own plane is increasingly facing public criticism. And thanks to various tracking apps, it is easy to follow the movements of individual aircraft. This applies above all, but not only to celebrities.
The US student Jack Sweeney, for example, has been recording the flights of Tesla boss Elon Musk’s Gulfstream G650ER since 2020. According to his calculations, there were 134 flights last year – whether with or without Musk on board is not known.
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