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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

Kylie Jenner’s alleged private jet habit makes me feel like a mug for caring about the planet

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When it comes to doing my bit for the planet, I’ll be the first to admit I’m no saint. I frequently recycle the wrong thing. I still buy a lot of plastic packaging. I still take flights. But I know that I need to play my part in combating the climate crisis. As do most of us. Some celebrities, though, still haven’t got the message. Or rather, they don’t seem to think the message applies to them.

Kylie Jenner was this week branded a “climate criminal” for boasting of her private jet on Instagram. And while it hasn’t been confirmed whether Jenner was on board her jet at the time, flight logs unearthed by the Twitter account Celeb Jets revealed that the plane had been taken on three-minute trips – or the equivalent of 40-minute car journeys.

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