{"id":14048,"date":"2022-08-17T14:07:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T12:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/a-growing-number-of-voices-denounce-the-impact-of-private-jets-on-the-climate\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:26","slug":"a-growing-number-of-voices-denounce-the-impact-of-private-jets-on-the-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/a-growing-number-of-voices-denounce-the-impact-of-private-jets-on-the-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"A growing number of voices denounce the impact of private jets on the climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-SJ44P8qR9 tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-HJxNEDL50c\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-r1WNND850q\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-ryGEEDI9Cq   \" ><style>.tatsu-ryGEEDI9Cq .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">In recent decades, private jets have become a growing source of global emissions, while providing very little value to most people on earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">According to environmental journalist Oliver Milman:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5><span class=\"swatch-white\">&#8220;private aircraft still emit over 33 million tonnes of greenhouse gases, more than the country of Denmark&#8230; they are five to 14 times more polluting than commercial aircraft, per passenger, and 50 times more polluting than trains.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">It might be less insulting if these private flights were carried out for reasons vital to the survival of the human race, or at least to the functioning of the government. But these were artists and individuals who have access to first-class commercial flights and the same amenities as we do.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-SJ7NEDLcCc   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/aug\/05\/its-time-to-ban-private-jets-or-at-least-tax-them-onto-the-ground?CMP=share_btn_link\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Guardian (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-SJ7NEDLcCc .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-r1WNND850q.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-r1WNND850q.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-r1WNND850q > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-r1WNND850q > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-r1WNND850q > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-r1WNND850q > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-SJ44P8qR9.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-SJ44P8qR9 .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jet-prive\u0301-Impact-Pollution-Re\u0300glementation-Taxes-Justice-Equite\u0301.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-SJ44P8qR9 .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-SJ44P8qR9 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-SJ44P8qR9 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJ44P8qR9 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJ44P8qR9 .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.31);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-SJ44P8qR9 .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylie Jenner, Drake and other celebrities have recently come under fire for their carbon-intensive private jet journeys. While Kylie Jenner indulges in a 17-minute trip on her private jet for reasons that are probably not vital, the less fortunate bear the burden of daily sacrifices to curb the climate crisis, to the point where some are forced to flee their homes.  <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/a-growing-number-of-voices-denounce-the-impact-of-private-jets-on-the-climate\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14072,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14048\/revisions\/14072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}