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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Michael Goodier and Niels de Hoog

The jet set: 200 celebrities’ aircraft have flown for combined total of 11 years since 2022

From left; Rupert Murdoch, Mick Jagger and Lawrence Stroll.
From left; Rupert Murdoch, Mick Jagger and Lawrence Stroll. Illustration: Guardian Design

Private jets belonging to 200 celebrities, CEOs, oligarchs and billionaires have spent a combined total of 11 years in the air since the start of 2022.

The carbon footprint of all those flights – a jaw-dropping 44,739 journeys – would be the equivalent of the total emissions of almost 40,000 Britons.

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