Amid delegates gathering in Baku for the COP29 climate change summit, it’s been revealed that the use of private jets across the world is actually increasing.
CGTN’s Robyn Dwyer explains
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CGTN’s Robyn Dwyer explains
#COP29 #ClimateChange #Jets #PrivateJets
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00:00As delegates gather for COP29 in Baku to implore the world to lower emissions,
00:05the past four years has seen a boom in private aviation.
00:08As a relatively small number of rich people spend more and more time flying,
00:12the amount of carbon they release is rising dramatically.
00:16Between 2019 and 2023, the number of private flights rose to more than 4 million a year,
00:21increasing CO2 emissions from private aviation by nearly 50%.
00:26In 2023, private flights produced a total of 15.6 million tons of CO2.
00:33That still only equates to about 1.8% of the total carbon emissions produced
00:37by commercial aviation in that year.
00:40But only 0.003% of the world's population uses private jets,
00:46making them the most polluting form of transport per capita.
00:50Data has also shown that some private jets are being used like taxis,
00:54with nearly a million flights a year taken for journeys of less than 50 kilometers.