Aug 4, 2022
While most of global carbon emissions are caused by a myriad of factors, celebrities' CO2 emissions are largely due to their frequent private jet trips. These celebrities are the worst offenders.
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The American pop star is responsible for 8,293.54 tonnes of CO2 emission, nearly 2000 times more than the average person's total annual emissions.
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Boxing stalwart Mayweather once took a ten minute flight, which explains why he has taken 117 flights this year. He has emitted 1000x the CO2 emissions of a normal person's annual output.
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Jay Z has clocked 19,296 minutes in flight time – 13.4 days - this year, emitting around 6,981.3 tonnes of CO2.
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J-Lo's ex-fiance and baseball player, A-Rod has racked up 5,342.7 tonnes of CO2 from his private jet, about 700x more than the average annual emissions of a normal human.
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Oscar winning director Spielberg took a 18-minute flight from Amsterdam to Rotterdam, which could've been a 48.5-mile trip, and reduced some of his 4,465 tonnes of CO2 emissions
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Kardashian’s jet has emitted 4268.5 tonnes of carbon emissions over 57 flights: 609.8 times more than the average person emits in a year.
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Wahlberg's private jet is responsible for 3772.85 tonnes of CO2 emissions, including a four tonnes CO2 emitting 46-minute flight to London, from California
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The queen of giving things to people, Oprah is also giving the Earth a lot of CO2, racking up 3,493.17 tonnes of CO2 – 499 times more than the average person’s total annual emissions.
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