There was “no irony” in flying 4,600 miles to give a Ted talk on the climate crisis according to the mayor of Bristol.
Marvin Rees faced questions last month for his decision to fly to Vancouver in Canada, 4,600 miles away from Bristol, to deliver a 14-minute lecture on climate change at a Ted conference.
Campaigners Flight Free criticised his decision to fly there due to the huge amount of carbon dioxide emitted from long-haul flights, particularly given the “ironic” topic of his talk on the need to reduce carbon emissions and tackle climate change.
