The environmental organization Greenpeace sees the climate endangered by more and more private flights in Europe. According to an analysis by the research institute CE Delft, the number of private flights in Europe last year rose by 64 percent to 572,806, criticizes the organization and calls for an EU-wide ban on private aircraft because of the climate-damaging consequences. As early as 2021, the level of private flights will have reached that of before the Corona crisis. The flights caused almost 3.4 million tons of CO₂ emissions in 2022, which corresponds to the annual amount of 555,000 EU residents, according to the study presented on Thursday. The CO₂ emissions of the individual aircraft were determined using a calculation tool from the flight safety organization Eurocontrol.
Environmental protection – More and more private flights – Economy
