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"European private jet CO2 emissions have soared in recent years, with a 31%
increase between 2005 and 2019, faster than commercial aviation emissions.
Covid-19 put a temporary halt to that growth, but compared to commercial
aviation, it was able to bounce back much quicker.
Private jets have a disproportionate impact on the environment. In just one
hour, a single private jet can emit two tonnes of CO2. The average person in
the EU emits 8.2 tCO2eq over the course of an entire year.
In 2019, one tenth of all flights departing from France were with private jets,
half of which travelled less than 500km. In fact, private jets are twice as
likely to be used for very short trips (< 500 km) within Europe as compared to
flights in commercial aviation.
Our report finds that private jets are 5 to 14 times more polluting than
commercial planes (per passenger), and 50 times more polluting than trains, a
gap which will grow as private jet users move towards aircraft which are bigger
and more polluting than their commercial alternatives."
Via stefani banerian and Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
