Environmentalists are pointing to the "hypocrisy" of more than 400 private jets flying in VIPs to the United Nations' climate change summit this week in Glasgow, Scotland.
- British media reported that Amazon's Jeff Bezos, for example, flew in on his $65 million Gulfstream jet.
- President Joe Biden, along with the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, and Japan also traveled via private jet.
- According to the European campaign group Transport and Environment, "it can't be stressed enough how bad private jets are for the environment."
- The group noted that studies have shown private planes are five to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes on a per passenger basis, and 50 times more polluting than trains.
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