‘Distasteful masterclass in hypocrisy’: Greenpeace slams WEF Davos attendees over use of private jets
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, 2023-01-14 01:18:47 
Around 500 private flights were used by attendees of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2022 in and out of airports close to the upscale Alpine resort of Davos in Switzerland. Greenpeace has alleged. The environmental advocacy organisation called the guests guilty of hypocrisy.
The WEF professes to be dedicated to the 1.5°C Paris Climate Target while 80% of the world’s population has never even flown but still experiences the effects of climate-damaging aviation emissions, making this yearly private jet extravaganza a “distasteful masterclass in hypocrisy”, said Klara Maria Schenk, transport campaigner for Greenpeace.
According to Greenpeace, its analysis compared flight data from airports close to Davos during the week of the WEF 2022 to the weeks before and after.
During the week of the WEF 2022, 1,040 private jet flights entered and exited airports servicing the ski town of Davos in Switzerland, with roughly every other trip being ascribed to the gathering, as per…
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