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Carbon emissions from private jets increased by 46% between 2019 and 2023, study finds - as billionaire owners including Taylor Swift create almost 500 times more CO2 in a year than the average person
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Carbon emissions from private jets increased by 46% between 2019 and 2023, study finds - as billionaire owners including Taylor Swift create almost 500 times more CO2 in a year than the average person

Daily Mail  

While the rest of us have been fretting about recycling and using paper straws, a new study shows that the super-wealthy have been polluting more than ever. Scientists from Linnaeus University in Sweden found that private jets produced 15.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2023, up 46 per cent from 2019. The study found that some private jet users …

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Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars

Associated Press  

Carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years, with most of those small planes spewing more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in about two hours of flying than the average person does in about a year, a new study finds. About a quarter million of the super wealthy — worth a total of $31 trillion — last year …

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Emissions from private jets are skyrocketing. Monitoring them is about to get much harder
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Emissions from private jets are skyrocketing. Monitoring them is about to get much harder

LA Times  

Carbon dioxide emissions from private jets have increased by 46% in the last five years, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment. The researchers analyzed over 26,000 airplanes and 18 million trips — representing most private flights between 2019 and 2023 — and found that more than two-thirds of all private jets were …

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Budget: Private jet passengers hit with extra tax bill as rate increases by 50%
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget: Private jet passengers hit with extra tax bill as rate increases by 50%

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rachel Reeves made the private jet APD announcement on Wednesday “Those individuals who travel in larger more luxurious private jets …

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What does the Air Passenger Duty increase mean for cheap flights?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What does the Air Passenger Duty increase mean for cheap flights?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These are the current rates for APD until 31 March 2025: Domestic : reduced rate £7, standard rate £14, higher …

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Michel Barnier to tax private jets as France faces budget abyss
2 months, 1 week ago

Michel Barnier to tax private jets as France faces budget abyss

The Telegraph  

Michel Barnier, the French prime minister, will tax private jets in a bid to reduce France’s ballooning deficit. The plan is one of several tax-the-rich schemes unveiled in Mr Barnier’s austerity budget on Thursday, which aims to find €60 billion in savings for the 2025 fiscal year by tightening public spending, slashing jobs, and taxing the country’s wealthiest households and …

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Just Stop Oil spray paint private jets and ‘target Taylor Swift’s plane’ at Stansted Airport
6 months ago

Just Stop Oil spray paint private jets and ‘target Taylor Swift’s plane’ at Stansted Airport

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The group said: “Jennifer and Cole cut the fence into …

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Why climate change action requires "degrowth" to make our planet sustainable
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Why climate change action requires "degrowth" to make our planet sustainable

Salon  

Climate change truly is a major existential threat, one we're clearly not addressing fast enough. While the German philosopher's early works like "The Communist Manifesto" urged the working class to insist on receiving its fair share of the benefits of industrialism, Marx's later writings praised Indigenous peoples in the Americas, India and Algeria for living in communes that stressed sustainable …

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Biden proposes tax increase on fuel for private jets
9 months ago

Biden proposes tax increase on fuel for private jets

LA Times  

Planes are parked at a private jet terminal in Las Vegas. President Biden is proposing a huge increase in fuel taxes for private jets, which his administration is pitching as a fairness issue compared with airline passengers, who pay special taxes on every ticket. The largest business aviation trade group came out against the targeted fuel tax increase, saying private …

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Biden proposes major tax increase on fuel for private jets
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden proposes major tax increase on fuel for private jets

Raw Story  

U.S. President Joe Biden proposed a major tax increase on the fuel used for private jets on Monday in his latest budget request. "The budget would gradually raise the tax on fuel used by private jets from about 22 cents per gallon now to $1.06 per gallon in five years," The Associated Press reports. "We should make private jets pay …

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From Prince Andrew to Trump: All the biggest names embroiled in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial
9 months, 1 week ago

From Prince Andrew to Trump: All the biggest names embroiled in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial

The Independent  

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Biden proposes tax increase on fuel for private jets, casting it as making wealthy pay their share
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden proposes tax increase on fuel for private jets, casting it as making wealthy pay their share

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden is proposing a huge increase in fuel taxes for private jets, which his administration is pitching as a fairness issue compared with airline passengers, who pay special taxes on every ticket. The largest business-aviation trade group came out against the targeted fuel-tax increase, saying private jets help companies succeed and create jobs. The White House earmarked nearly …

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Taylor Swift claims she offsets her travel carbon footprint - how does that work?
10 months, 1 week ago

Taylor Swift claims she offsets her travel carbon footprint - how does that work?

BBC  

Taylor Swift claims she offsets her travel carbon footprint - how does that work? It was her latest private jet flight – a travel habit that has gained criticism due to the jet's inevitable release of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. The Grammy Award winner's carbon footprint – the amount of carbon dioxide created via energy use and lifestyle …

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Even Taylor Swift’s biggest fans are struggling to defend her private jet use
10 months, 1 week ago

Even Taylor Swift’s biggest fans are struggling to defend her private jet use

The Independent  

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Taylor Swift is demanding this college student stop tracking her private jet
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Taylor Swift is demanding this college student stop tracking her private jet

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — When it comes to dealing with a Florida college student who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians and other celebrities, Taylor Swift apparently can’t just shake it off. In late December, Swift’s camp hit Jack Sweeney, a junior studying information technology at the University of Central Florida, with a …

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Why Taylor Swift’s globe-trotting in private jets is getting scrutinized
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Taylor Swift’s globe-trotting in private jets is getting scrutinized

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — For weeks, scrutiny over singer Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide released with every flight. A look at Swift’s recent travel, carbon dioxide emissions from private jets versus commercial planes and one of the most common, albeit controversial, solutions floated to …

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Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport’s expansion for private planes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport’s expansion for private planes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a march in southern England on Saturday to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of an airport. Hundreds of local residents and activists holding banners and placards that read “Ban Private Jets” marched to Farnborough Airport, which mostly serves private aircraft. Groups working to fight climate change, including the organizer …

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Over 100 private jets coming to Ayodhya for Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 100 private jets coming to Ayodhya for Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha

Op India  

As the sacred city of Ayodhya prepares to host the historic Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandir on 22nd January, the skies above are set to be busy with the arrival of more than 100 private planes at the recently inaugurated Maharshi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhyadham and other airports near Ayodhya. With at least four parking slots expected to …

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Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?
1 year ago

Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

The Hindu  

Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. That’s why we set up a team of academic experts to estimate the carbon footprint of travel to this year’s meeting, COP28 in Dubai, for different modes of transport including private …

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Kevin McCarthy uses PAC to lavish cash on high-end resorts, private jets and fine dining
1 year ago

Kevin McCarthy uses PAC to lavish cash on high-end resorts, private jets and fine dining

LA Times  

Rambling above the rust-colored cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Terranea Resort is known for its ocean views, world-ranked spa and villas that can command $3,000 a night or more. He said the group has “deep concerns” that politicians could use “leadership PAC funds for their own personal enrichment.” Terranea Resort, a luxurious hotel-and-spa compound, along an ocean bluff in …

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Sunak, Cameron and King Charles each take own private jets to travel to Cop28
1 year ago

Sunak, Cameron and King Charles each take own private jets to travel to Cop28

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But opposition parties and activists accused Mr Sunak of climate hypocrisy – criticising the use of separate jets as …

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Private jet version of Boeing’s 777X gets CelestialSTAR luxury cabin concept
54 years, 11 months ago

Private jet version of Boeing’s 777X gets CelestialSTAR luxury cabin concept

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, CNN — Imagine boarding a plane and stepping into a “cocoon-like” private bedroom fitted with a king-size bed, and a bathroom featuring the largest rain and massage shower ever built on an aircraft, which can merge with the sleeping quarters to form a self-contained retreat, providing total privacy. That’s the centerpiece …

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Private jet version of Boeing’s 777X gets CelestialSTAR luxury cabin concept
54 years, 11 months ago

Private jet version of Boeing’s 777X gets CelestialSTAR luxury cabin concept

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, CNN — Imagine boarding a plane and stepping into a “cocoon-like” private bedroom fitted with a king-size bed, and a bathroom featuring the largest rain and massage shower ever built on an aircraft, which can merge with the sleeping quarters to form a self-contained retreat, providing total privacy. That’s the centerpiece …

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Private jets, yachts and exotic pets: Inside the lavish life of Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei
1 year, 2 months ago

Private jets, yachts and exotic pets: Inside the lavish life of Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei

The Independent  

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