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in General Factchecking by Journeyman (2.1k points)

"Swift is the world’s most carbon polluting celebrity in 2022, per digital sustainability consultancy study. Their results show that Swift had flown 170 times since January that year, equivalent to 22,923 minutes in the air."

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+1 vote
by Novice (710 points)

The statement that Taylor Swift is the celebrity who produces the most carbon emissions through flying seems to be true.

 I found an additional source that states, "Taylor Swift is receiving a lot of heat for the planet-heating emissions of her private jet.  Not only is Swift topping the charts but also comes first in the list of celebrities with the highest Co2 emissions from flying, according to an initiative tracking celebrities flying privately. Her private jet usage amounted to an estimated 8,300 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2022 – that’s about 1,800 times the average human’s annual emissions, or 576 times that of the average American and about 1,000 times that of the average European."

https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/02/13/taylor-swift-and-the-top-polluters-department/#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift%20is%20receiving%20a,initiative%20tracking%20celebrities%20flying%20privately.

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