Singer Taylor Swift’s carbon emissions are estimated to be around 90 tons as she travels on a private plane to watch her boyfriend’s NFL Super Bowl game during her world tour, causing controversy.
According to the American daily Washington Post (WP), Swift cheered on the NFL Super Bowl game in which her boyfriend Travis Kelsey played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, USA, on the afternoon of the 11th (local time).
Swift arrived in Las Vegas on a private plane, traveling about 8,900 km, as soon as she finished her performance on the night of the 11th (local time) in Tokyo, Japan, to watch the game.
He continues his world tour performance again in Melbourne, Australia on the 16th, and the additional distance he traveled from Tokyo to Las Vegas and from Las Vegas to Melbourne to watch the Super Bowl game is about 22,000 km (14,000 miles).
WP estimated that Dasosa’s Falcon 900 jet, a Swift-specific aircraft, requires about 33,000 liters of fuel to travel this distance, and about 90 tons of carbon emissions are emitted in the process.
Fortune, an American economic media outlet, said that carbon emissions can vary depending on many factors, but predicted that the amount of carbon Swift emits while traveling from the 4th, when the Grammy Awards ceremony was held, to the 16th, when the Australian tour begins, will be at least 90 tons.
In the United States, environmental activists are pointing out that Swift’s frequent use of private jets is causing environmental pollution. Environmental activists argue that the use of private jets by celebrities should be banned because the amount of carbon emitted from private jets is excessive compared to regular passenger planes.
In 2022, Swift was designated by a sustainability marketing company as the number one celebrity that emits the most carbon due to the use of private jets as of that year.
Swift said it is spending money to offset the carbon it emits, but did not disclose the specific method, WP reported.
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