Taylor Swift, the Kardashians, Jay-Z and Drake named and shamed as ‘climate criminals’ in shocking report
- The superstar’s jet has flown 170 times since January, with total flight emissions for the year 1,184.8 times more than the average person
- They are flying with ‘climate bombs’ when they could ‘use their power to encourage the aviation industry to buy clean fuels’, says activist
From a 14-minute flight by rapper Drake’s private plane to Taylor Swift’s carbon footprint, celebrities are struggling to shake off a firestorm over their jet emissions amid the climate crisis.
Fury erupted in July when reality star Kylie Jenner shared a picture to her 364 million Instagram users of her and her partner, rapper Travis Scott, in front of two jets with the caption: “you want to take mine or yours?”
Critics on social media swiftly attacked Jenner, calling her a “climate criminal”. Then last week, British sustainability marketing firm Yard named and shamed the “worst private jet CO2 emission offenders” among celebrities.
Normally used to topping music charts, US pop star Taylor Swift headlined the unenviable list, prompting a torrent of social media outrage, memes and jokes that she was using her jet to pick up food.
Her jet has flown 170 times since January, with total flight emissions for the year reaching 8,293.54 tonnes, or 1,184.8 times more than the average person, Yard said.
In second place was boxer Floyd Mayweather followed by rapper Jay-Z.