It says here (the source is a charter jet company that says it uses carbon offsets against all its flights):
"The typical American is responsible for 10 tons of CO2 emissions annually through their direct energy use of home, cars and air travel, and about 24 tons of CO2 including their purchases, activities and the other services we all share throughout the economy. By comparison, a Gulf Stream III business jet (10-12 passenger) from New York to Los Angeles will emit around 31 tons of CO2 during the 6 hour flight. Obviously this is much much more CO2 than the typical American emits."
Anything you or I could do to reduce CO2 emissions is chump change compared to just a handful of corporations and moguls agreeing to cut down on their private plane travel.
Posted by Matt Bruce at May 19, 2008 11:57 AM