Environmental protection organization calls for Europe-wide ban on luxury flights
Vienna (OTS) – The environmental protection organization Greenpeace revealed an ecological sin on the eve of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos: participants travel en masse with private jets. The research, carried out by the renowned CE Delft institute on behalf of Greenpeace International, found that during last year’s WEF week, 1,040 private jet flights arrived and departed from airports around the luxury Swiss ski resort at least every second. which can be assigned to the meeting. Climate-damaging emissions from private jet flights increased by up to 400% during the week of the WEF compared to the weeks before and after the event. In total, private jet flights directly attributable to the Forum caused 7,400 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to the emission of 260,000 average cars in one week. Of the 2,500 WEF attendees in 2022, at least ten percent traveled by private jet. Particularly piquant: the forum is officially committed to the 1.5 degree target.
“As a historic heat wave hits Europe, the rich and powerful flock to Davos on hundreds of private jets for the World Economic Forum. This is sheer mockery of all those already suffering from the consequences of the climate crisis,” says Klara Maria Schenk, climate and transport expert at Greenpeace. “Anyone who wants to talk seriously about climate protection should also lead by example. Heads of state and government are called upon to ban these superfluous and climate-damaging private jet flights,” said Schenk. Private jets are not regulated in the EU, even though they are by far the world’s most polluting mode of transport per passenger kilometre. Greenpeace is calling on the EU Commission to pave the way for a ban on private jets in the current revision of the aviation regulation.
The most important results at a glance (German):
https://act.gp/Factsheet_Private Jets
The full report (English): https://act.gp/analysis_WEF
Questions and contact:
Clara Maria Schenk
Weather and traffic specialist
Greenpeace in Central and Eastern Europe
Phone: +43 (0)664 88 17 22 67
Email: [email protected]
Emil Goldberg
press secretary
Greenpeace EEC in Austria
Tel: +43 (0) 664 816 9711
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