More private jets landed in UK than any other EU country last year - with one every 8 minutes
Sadiq Khan has been urged to take action over the rising number of private flights from London to Paris – with the short journey now being made up to 10 times per day. The mayor of London, Saqiq Khan, was pressed on the issue during a London Assembly Q&A on Thursday and accepted the environmental damage they cause but stopped short of backing a ban. Greenpeace found that 90,256 private flights were made in total in the UK in 2022, a 75% rise on the year, to emit half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) – more than in any other European country. The London and Paris route was the most popular with 3,357 flights being made despite the Eurostar departing 10 to 15 times per day. Khan has been accused of letting the super-rich “off the hook” despite his pro-environmental stance. Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK, said: “Private jets are staggeringly polluting and generally pointless. “Many of these journeys can be covered almost as quickly by train, and some of them by bicycle. Millions of people around the world are facing climate chaos, losing livelihoods or worse, while a tiny minority are burning jet fuel like there’s no tomorrow. “If the government is serious about net zero and a fair transition to low-carbon transport then private jets should be first on the chopping block.” The most carbon-intensive flight was the five-mile distance from Farnborough and Blackbushe airports in Hampshire, which was made 13 times in 2022. Around 40% of all private jet flights in Europe were classified as “very short-haul” meaning’ that they were less than 500km.<br/>
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More private jets landed in UK than any other EU country last year - with one every 8 minutes
Sadiq Khan has been urged to take action over the rising number of private flights from London to Paris – with the short journey now being made up to 10 times per day. The mayor of London, Saqiq Khan, was pressed on the issue during a London Assembly Q&A on Thursday and accepted the environmental damage they cause but stopped short of backing a ban. Greenpeace found that 90,256 private flights were made in total in the UK in 2022, a 75% rise on the year, to emit half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) – more than in any other European country. The London and Paris route was the most popular with 3,357 flights being made despite the Eurostar departing 10 to 15 times per day. Khan has been accused of letting the super-rich “off the hook” despite his pro-environmental stance. Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK, said: “Private jets are staggeringly polluting and generally pointless. “Many of these journeys can be covered almost as quickly by train, and some of them by bicycle. Millions of people around the world are facing climate chaos, losing livelihoods or worse, while a tiny minority are burning jet fuel like there’s no tomorrow. “If the government is serious about net zero and a fair transition to low-carbon transport then private jets should be first on the chopping block.” The most carbon-intensive flight was the five-mile distance from Farnborough and Blackbushe airports in Hampshire, which was made 13 times in 2022. Around 40% of all private jet flights in Europe were classified as “very short-haul” meaning’ that they were less than 500km.<br/>
