Tax Private Jets
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The ultra-rich are destroying our planet. We're building the movement to stop private jets and make billionaires pay their fair share. A project of the Institute for Policy Studies / Inequality.org
The chart keeps rising: airline profits on one axis, human suffering on the other. @jensorensen.bsky.social illustrates the truth about modern-day air travel: for the executives flying private, everything is working exactly as intended. inthesetimes.com/article/airl...
@taxprivatejets.org, a new initiative that tracks the emissions produced by private jet travel, found that over 92,000 private jets flew in and out of host cities during the World Cup, pumping over 147 kilotons of excess carbon into our atmosphere. IPS's @chuck77.bsky.social on @thehill.com:
Red card: World Cup fans and the public subsidize private jet polluters
Ordinary fans and the flying public subsidize the pollution spewing activity of the high-flying private jet class.
thehill.com
NEW from @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social in @thehill.com: Red card for private jets at the World Cup 🟥✈️ 92,000+ private jet flights in and out of host cities. 147 kilotons of excess emissions. And FIFA still hasn't banned them. thehill.com/opinion/ener...
Red card: World Cup fans and the public subsidize private jet polluters
Ordinary fans and the flying public subsidize the pollution spewing activity of the high-flying private jet class.
thehill.com
EXCLUSIVE: satellite images of Teterboro — the busiest private jet airport in America, 3 miles from MetLife Stadium — on the day of the World Cup final. 330+ jets parked on the ramp. A normal day: 205. Count them yourself. 👇
Official World Cup private jet emissions total: 147.1 kt excess CO2 emissions, per Daily Mail exclusive, reaching the annual emissions of more than 34,000 cars! 😱
Tax Private Jets@taxprivatejets.org · 2w ago"Soccer fans have happily gone to great expense this summer to see their teams play in stadiums across North America but we are all getting ripped off by private jet owners, suckling the public teat, pinkies up, spewing climate pollution." - Collins @ips-dc.org www.dailymail.com/news/article...
"Soccer fans have happily gone to great expense this summer to see their teams play in stadiums across North America but we are all getting ripped off by private jet owners, suckling the public teat, pinkies up, spewing climate pollution." - Collins @ips-dc.org www.dailymail.com/news/article...
How World Cup gas-guzzling private jets pumped out super-polluters
Roughly 92,000 private jets flew in and out of host cities this World Cup to match the annual emissions of more than 34,000 cars.
dailymail.com
Desi Lydic at The Daily Show: I love that he's discovering climate change while standing next to his idling jet. Indeed.
The World Cup final drew Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Tom Cruise, the Beckhams — quite the star-studded crowd. Getting the richest of the rich there took ~3,000 private jet flights. Then, the tarmac emptied the second the whistle blew. Private jet pollution spiked to 𝟯× normal.
NEW: Over the World Cup final weekend, roughly 3,000 private jet flights moved in and out of the New York area. On final day, private-jet CO₂ in the region more than doubled its five-year norm. This is the most carbon-intensive way a person can travel — and one of the least taxed. Tax private jets.
FIFA pledged to cut the World Cup's emissions in half by 2030. Then it took Saudi Aramco — one of the largest oil companies on Earth — as an official partner. On final day, private jet pollution around New York doubled.
we built a tool to traffic private jet emissions during the world cup and other events. it's pretty bad 🤮
Tax Private Jets@taxprivatejets.org · 2w ago136,000 tons of CO₂ — the cost of flying private jets to this year's World Cup. We enlisted @kcimc.bsky.social to track every flight: Atlanta 2.5× normal, Miami 2×, NYC final already +70%. Billionaires pay less tax to pollute more. Open data + how to act → TaxPrivateJets.org
FIFA pledged to cut the World Cup's emissions in half by 2030. Then it took Saudi Aramco — one of the largest oil companies on Earth — as an official partner. On final day, private jet pollution around New York doubled.
"FIFA is clearly competing to produce the world’s most polluting sport competition... The World Cup belongs to everyone, not just the private jet class." @taxprivatejets.org @inequality.org @ips-dc.org @patrioticmillionaires.org www.commondreams.org/opinion/fifa...
The FIFA World Cup: Private Jet Pollution Spikes | Common Dreams
The FIFA World Cup final is marred by wildfire smoke and private jet pollution, putting the health of fans and the planet at risk. Should FIFA ban private jets to protect our environment and make the ...
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The World Cup final drew Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Tom Cruise, the Beckhams — quite the star-studded crowd. Getting the richest of the rich there took ~3,000 private jet flights. Then, the tarmac emptied the second the whistle blew. Private jet pollution spiked to 𝟯× normal.
New data: Private jet carbon emissions in Dallas and Atlanta 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 *𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱* during the World Cup semifinals. 3,560 takeoffs and landings. 11.78 kilotons of *excess* carbon, above the 5-year average for those cities. Tax private jets. 🟥🛩️ taxprivatejets.org
136,000 tons of CO₂ — the cost of flying private jets to this year's World Cup. We enlisted @kcimc.bsky.social to track every flight: Atlanta 2.5× normal, Miami 2×, NYC final already +70%. Billionaires pay less tax to pollute more. Open data + how to act → TaxPrivateJets.org
Update since we recorded this video: the total excess CO₂ from World Cup private jet flights is now 141.2 kt... we'll keep you posted as folks fly home from the final too.
Tax Private Jets@taxprivatejets.org · 2w ago136,000 tons of CO₂ — the cost of flying private jets to this year's World Cup. We enlisted @kcimc.bsky.social to track every flight: Atlanta 2.5× normal, Miami 2×, NYC final already +70%. Billionaires pay less tax to pollute more. Open data + how to act → TaxPrivateJets.org
136,000 tons of CO₂ — the cost of flying private jets to this year's World Cup. We enlisted @kcimc.bsky.social to track every flight: Atlanta 2.5× normal, Miami 2×, NYC final already +70%. Billionaires pay less tax to pollute more. Open data + how to act → TaxPrivateJets.org
Our new data tool can tell you the jump in carbon pollution from these 250 luxury jets... wanna see the number @pwsyme.bsky.social? africa.businessinsider.com/sports/mappe...
Mapped: 250 private jets touched down in Los Angeles ahead of Team USA's first World Cup win
The World Cup has sparked a boom in the private aviation industry, with jets crisscrossing North America to carry wealthy fans to watch their teams
africa.businessinsider.com
Yikes! Why are we paying the penalty for the ultra wealthy jetting around? Massive tax incentives allow private jetters to fly and dump emissions impact *and* cost on the rest of us. Enough is enough, tax private jets! taxprivatejets.org#petition
Tax Private Jets
Billionaires are roasting the planet -- and making the rest of us pick up the tab. Learn how we're fighting private jets, the most antisocial habit of the billionaire class.
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Tax Private Jets@taxprivatejets.org · 3w agoNew data: Private jet carbon emissions in Dallas and Atlanta 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 *𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱* during the World Cup semifinals. 3,560 takeoffs and landings. 11.78 kilotons of *excess* carbon, above the 5-year average for those cities. Tax private jets. 🟥🛩️ taxprivatejets.org
THIS IS THE WORLD CUP: a huge spike in carbon emissions from private jets The blue line is 2026 carbon emissions from private jets in and around Atlanta from Jul 13 - 17. The gray band outlines the high and low bands from 2021-2025. Can you find the kickoff time? ⚽🟥 bsky.app/profile/taxp...
Tax Private Jets@taxprivatejets.org · 3w agoEngland v. Argentina in Atlanta: private jet carbon emissions ran 𝟭𝟲𝟴% 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 the region's 5-year average during the same dates Nearly triple. For one match. Tax private jets.
New data: Private jet carbon emissions in Dallas and Atlanta 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 *𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱* during the World Cup semifinals. 3,560 takeoffs and landings. 11.78 kilotons of *excess* carbon, above the 5-year average for those cities. Tax private jets. 🟥🛩️ taxprivatejets.org
June 30, Ivory Coast v Norway in Arlington: 61% above average CO2 emissions for similar days during the past 5 years; pollution excess of 6.35kt emissions = approximately 1,344 gas cars driven for a year: https://inequality.org/article/meet-our-new-private-jet-tracking-initiative
Millionaires jetting between World Cup games has only made this problem worse.
The NYT story on the World Cup isn’t really about soccer. It’s about the private-jet class: people wealthy enough to opt out of the systems and rules the rest of us are stuck navigating.
The World Cup isn’t just goals and glory—it’s also a case study in inequality. Ridiculous ticket prices. Corporate sponsors everywhere. And FIFA leadership flying private while fans & players face extreme heat.
Behind the World Cup's glitz: climate crisis, sky-high ticket prices, and billionaires flying private while everyone else suffers the heat. Join our very own Chuck Collins THUR 7/9 2pm ET // 11am PT // 8pm CEST for a free global webinar on the World Cup's inequality problem.
New report scrutinizes Taylor Swift’s private jet emissions: since early March, the jet reportedly flew 𝟴𝟭 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, spent 𝟭𝟲𝟵 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 airborne, and generated ~𝟲𝟯𝟵 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 of CO₂. Thread:
FIFA's Gianni Infantino is jetting to 2 World Cup games A DAY while fans and players roast in extreme heat. FIFA talks a big game on climate, but corruption and inaction rule the day. Tell FIFA: no private jets. 🟥⚽🛩️ @staygroundednet.bsky.social @inequality.org actionnetwork.org/petitions/fi...
Tell FIFA: ban private jets from the World Cup
Football is the people's game, so let's take it back. Powerade-sponsored hydration breaks and unafforadable tickets are not inevitable. Sign now to make a statement.
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