The private jets used by Larry Ellison and Elon Musk have emitted significantly more CO2 compared to if they had been flown commercially.

Environment TransportationSep 30, 2024score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances

Two private jets, one used by Larry Ellison and another by Elon Musk, have been tracked emitting significant amounts of CO2, with comparisons to commercial flight emissions highlighting the environmental impact of private aviation.

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Parent: Private AviationEntity: High-profile individuals' private jetsImpact: negativeDate: Sep 30, 2024 - Oct 2, 2024Target: The environmental impact of private aviation versus commercial aviation

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A #gulfstream G650 (Reg: N628TS) reportedly used by #elonmusk has been detected in flight since Wed Oct 02 2024 08:57:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Since then it has emitted an estimated 12244 kg of #CO2. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average #emissions would have been 634 kg. #CO2emissions

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#gulfstream#elonmusk#co2#emissions#co2emissions

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A #gulfstream G650 (Reg: N817GS) reportedly used by #larryellison has been detected in flight since Mon Sep 30 2024 12:11:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Since then it has emitted an estimated 2475 kg of #CO2. If this was flown commercial, the predicted average #emissions would have been 128 kg. #CO2emissions

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#gulfstream#larryellison#co2#emissions#co2emissions