‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions

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By Damian Carrington, The GuardianNov 10, 2024, 9:00 am475 ptsHot
Private jet flights have soared in recent years, with the resulting climate-heating emissions rising by 50 percent, the most comprehensive global analysis to date has revealed. The assessment tracked more than 25,000 private jets and almost 19 million flights between 2019 and 2023. It found almost half the jets…

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‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions

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