Private jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them (theguardian.com)
Private air travel is the most energy-intensive form of transportation. For each passenger, private jets pollute as much as 14 times more than commercial flights and 50 times more than trains. Despite their sky-high emissions, private air travel is taxed considerably less than commercial air travel.
There are some things that you shake your head and want to scream out loud “How is this not already a thing?!?” My god, we let the rich get away with anything and everything.