Private jets contribute to climate crisis

Updated 2026-10-28 · told from many outlets at once

Private jets emitted more CO2 in two seconds than the poorest half of the world population did in a year. Oxfam found 71% of billionaire investments in 2025 went to climate-damaging sectors and demands higher wealth taxes.

Private jets caused more CO2 in two seconds than a person in the poorest half of the world population in a whole year.
Oxfam found that 71 percent of investments from a thousand billionaires in 2025 went into climate-damaging sectors.
Oxfam demands higher taxation on wealth.

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