About 400 in Egypt – excitement over private jets at UN climate conference

For example, private jet passengers have much higher greenhouse gas emissions per capita than people who use scheduled flights. According to the European environmental umbrella organization Transport and Environment, a private jet can emit two tons of CO₂ per hour. That is five to fourteen times more per person than on an airliner.

More than 400 private jets carrying heads of state and government may have traveled to the UN global climate conference in Egypt, which started on November 6. This is reported by the Egyptian aviation authorities. They too had expected the large number and “made a few appointments at the airport of Sharm el-Sheikh to welcome these planes.” The airport at the seaside resort was specially expanded.

Protest action in Amsterdam
Private jets, on the other hand, are not welcomed by many climate defenders. Hundreds of them occupied a private jet area at the major Schiphol airport in Amsterdam the day before the conference. As reported, they called for a ban on small luxury aircraft and less air traffic in general. The protest was organized by the environmental organization Greenpeace and the climate movement Extinction Rebellion.

Private jets also caused a stir at the UN climate conference in Glasgow last year. At that time, 200 to 400 would have been counted. This time there were false reports that there were even 1500 luxury aircraft. A Spanish-language post was accompanied by a photo of what was actually a bygone aviation forum in Las Vegas.

More than 33,000 people are taking part in the UN climate conference. For example, they are negotiating on how to stop the progressive global warming and how to realize the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.