Many of samfunnstoppene and celebrities who these days is gathered in the swiss Davos, and speaks warmly about the need to cut emissions of harmful greenhouse gases. the
Even arrive, however, they Switzerland with private planes.
According to Air Charter Service (ACS), that comes in the course of the three day long summit to land nearly 1,500 private planes at the airports in the vicinity of Davos, and this is 200 more than last year.
International air travel is estimated to account for around 2 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the world, and Davos-participants have even stated that climate change now poses the greatest risk factor for the global economy.
Many of the participants choose, nevertheless, helicopter transport rather than the train or taxi from the airports and the hotels in Davos, and several poses therefore the question how deep klimaengasjementet their really sticking.
– A family reunion for the people who destroyed the world
