Drake’s private jet shows the climate impact of the influencer economy

Grist
By Eve AndrewsJul 27, 2022, 5:25 pm183 pts
Private jet travel is known to come with a hefty carbon footprint per mile, but even mildly climate-concerned plebeians are horrified to learn that celebrities sometimes use their private jets to travel distances that could be covered in less than an hour’s drive. A recent Guardian article about the planetary…

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