U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry came to the defense of world leaders who fly on gas-guzzling private jets while simultaneously pushing policies to transition the world to green energy.
, a Gulfstream GIV-SP, last year amid intense criticism over its carbon footprint. As of July, the month before the sale occurred, the jet had made a total of 48 trips lasting more than 60 hours and emitted an estimated 715,886 pounds, or 325 metric tons, since President Biden appointed Kerry to the position.
President Biden and Climate Envoy John Kerry are pictured during the 2021 United Nations climate summit in Scotland. Although the plane was sold and Kerry has mainly traveled on commercial flights since January 2021, he argued in 2019 that his private jet use allows him to"fly to meet with people and get things done." He added that he had devoted his life to fighting climate change and that he offsets his carbon consumption.A carbon offset is a reduction of carbon emissions aimed at counteracting increased emissions elsewhere.
Private jet travel, which is by far the most carbon-intensive mode of transportation, emits 10 times more carbon than commercial planes and 50 times more carbon than trains, according to a 2021 report from the group Transport & Environment.Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
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