Taylor Swift
The singer’s spokesman comments on private jet criticism
Taylor Swift does not let the criticism of her flight behavior sit on her.
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According to a study, singer Taylor Swift is the biggest environmental sinner among celebrities. That’s what her spokesman says about the allegations.
Taylor Swift (32) has been heavily criticized for using her private jet. one Study by the British marketing agency Yard According to her, she is said to take the most air travel of all celebrities and thus also leaves the largest carbon footprint. A spokesman for the singer is now fighting back in conversation with “Entertainment Tonight” against the allegations: “Taylor’s jet is regularly loaned to other people. To attribute most or all of these trips to her is simply wrong.”
According to the study, Taylor Swift has taken off her plane 170 times in the past seven months. Their average flight time was 80 minutes, with the shortest journey reportedly taking just 36 minutes. In total, the singer’s private jet emitted 8,293 tons of CO2.
Taylor Swift’s air travel has sparked debate online
The Twitter account CelebJets publicly pilloried the prominent environmental sinners and sparked heated discussions with its tweets. On the emissions from Taylor Swift’s flight from Albany to Nashville a user writes: “Way too much! Absolutely appalling! Considering their plane has been doing a lot of short haul flights in the past few weeks. In that case something really needs to be done for the environment.”
Another user agrees: “Stop destroying the environment, Taylor. It’s awful, whether you’re on the plane or not.” “Oh wow, the world and the ozone layer will never come together again at this rate”, fears another user.
In addition to Taylor Swift’s flight logs, the study also lists those of rapper Jay-Z (52), director Steven Spielberg (75) and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian (41).