Swifty slams report she’s a climate criminal after jet usage revealed
‘To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect’
Publishing date:
Aug 01, 2022 • 7 hours ago • Read for 3 minutes • 41 Comments
Taylor Swift arrives at the 2019 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo by Danny Moloshok /Reuters
Article content
Taylor Swift is under fire from environmental advocates after details about her private jet’s carbon footprint were released last week.
Advertising 2
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Article content
According to a report published by the Yard, since January Swift is the biggest celebrity CO2e polluter of this year so far after taking 170 flights on her personal plane.
Swift’s jet has amassed a vast 22,923 minutes in the air – or 15.9 days. The number is massive considering that she is not currently touring.
“Taylor’s jet has an average flight time of just 80 minutes and an average of 139.36 miles per flight,” the study claimed.
But the Shake it Off singer denied the Yard’s report, which exposed the celebrities who are the worst private jet CO2 emission offenders.
“Taylor’s jet is loaned out regularly to other individuals,” a rep for Swift fired back in a statement. “To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect.”
Advertising 3
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Article content
Taylor Swift at the NME Awards.Photo by Getty Images /Bang Showbiz
Since the beginning of 2022, Swift’s flight emissions for the year come in at 8,293.54 tons, or 1,184.8 times more than the average person’s total annual emissions. The 11-time Grammy winner’s shortest recorded flight of the year was a 36-minute jaunt between Missouri and Nashville.
On social media, detractors were quick to criticize details of the Folklore singer’s jet usage.
“???? Taylor swift just broke into my home and replaced all my paper straws with plastic and said ‘burn bitch’ before leaving on her jet,” one person tweetedwhile another skewered Swift for trying to put a lavish spin on her gesture of letting her pals use her plane.
“You’ve gotta hand it to Taylor Swift’s publicist (because) ‘she generously rents out her jet for her poorer friends who can’t afford their own personal jets to use’ is the funniest possible way to put a humanitarian spin on her carbon emissions,”
you’ve really gotta hand it to taylor swift’s publicist bc “she generously rents out her jet for her poorer friends who can’t afford their own personal jets to use” is the funniest possible way to put a humanitarian spin on her carbon emissions
— Scream: The TV Series Belated Emmy Campaign (@ladiedbird) July 30, 2022
Advertising 5
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Other celebrities accused of being inconsiderate towards the climate include Floyd Mayweather, Jay-Z, Blake Shelton, Steven Spielberg, Kim Kardashian, Mark Wahlberg, Oprah Winfrey and Travis Scott.
Boxing legend Mayweather had the most flights — 177 — and holds the record for the shortest flight — taking a 10-minute trip to Las Vegas.
Drake defends 14-minute flight from Toronto to Hamilton
Fans go wild after Drake hugs Taylor Swift in throwback pic
Jake Gyllenhaal reacts to Taylor Swift’s All Too Well and cyberbullying Swifties
Last month, Drake came under fire after CelebJets revealed that the Toronto rapper’s plane flew 14-minutes from Toronto to Hamilton. But the self-proclaimed Certified Lover Boysaid the trips are “just them moving planes to whatever airport they are being stored at.”
Advertising 7
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Article content
“For anyone who was interested in the logistics… nobody takes that flight,” he said.
Millionaire businesswoman Kylie Jenner, 24, was also shredded on social media for taking a 12-minute flight from Palm Springs to Van Nuys in California.
“The lack of awareness is honestly astonishing,” read one of 45,000 comments on an Instagram post in which Jenner asked her followers which plane she should use — hers or partner Travis Scott’s.
Kylie Jenner shared this image to her followers on Instagram over the weekend.Photo by Kylie Jenner /Instagram
Reporting on Jenner, the Daily Mail wrote, “The Bombardier Global 7500 jet traveled for 35 minutes from Palm Springs, just outside LA, to Van Nuys, near her $36 million Hidden Hills mansion on July 15. Two hours later, the mum-of-two then flew from Van Nuys to Camarillo in Ventura County, California — a trip which took just 12 minutes. Earlier, on July 13, Kylie had also flown from Camarillo to Van Nuys, a trip of just 17 minutes. She had then taken a 29-minute flight, going from Van Nuys to Palm Springs.”
mdaniell@postmedia.com
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Share this article in your social network
Advertising 1
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinions and photos from the Toronto Sun.
By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300
Thanks for signing up!
A welcome email is on its way. If you don’t see it, please check your junk folder.
The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox.
We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again