https://actions.eko.org/a/tax-private-jets
#van #privatejets #petition

https://actions.eko.org/a/tax-private-jets
#tax #privatejets #privateplanes

New today

#SCOTUS Justice #ClarenceThomas accepted more #vacations & #gifts from #BillionaireBenefactors than previously reported, according to a #new report by #ProPublica.

#law #JudicialEthics #Compromised
#CorruptCourt #Corruption #SupremeCourt #Power #Privilege #FailureToDisclose #PrivateJets #helicopters #VIPpasses #luxury #resorts
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-other-billionaires-sokol-huizenga-novelly-supreme-court

#PrivateJets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/10/private-jets-are-awful-for-the-climate-its-time-to-tax-the-rich-who-fly-in-them?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Rishi Sunak's answer to the Climate Emergency = More private jets, more cars, more gas and oil licences! Because he's worth it! #ToryMillionaires #ToryScum #RishiSunak #RichiSunak #PrivateJets #ClimateDisaster #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

Is it time for Private Jet Man?
As the world gets dangerously hotter, there are stronger winds, more extreme weather events and consequently more rain and floods. Is it time for ‘Private Jet Man’ to come to the earth’s and humanity’s rescue? https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/features/climateemergency/is-it-time-for-private-jet-man/ #RishiSunak #RichManSunak #PrivateJets #ClimateChange

Why Not Tax Private Jets Out of Existence? - The industry not only exploits our planet’s precious resources but makes the rest of us subsidize the extravagant lifestyles of the ultra-rich.

https://progressive.org/op-eds/why-not-tax-private-jets-out-existence-collins-230731/

#PrivateJets #Taxation #Environment #UltraRich #Subsidies #ResourceExploitation #Politics #News

Scottish Greens
It is time for a super tax to curb private air travel - join our calls for a £1000 levy on all private jet users who take off from Scotland, to tackle the huge climate impact from private flights.
Europe is burning, with one of the worst heat waves on record raging across the continent. The planet has experienced its hottest days on record. The climate emergency is happening, here and now.

https://greens.scot/TaxPrivateJets

#ClimateChange #PrivateJets #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

When Scott Kirby took off his jet,
Though his airline cancell'd flights, you bet
The apology
Didn't make it any less of a travesty
It caused uproar and unrest
How much he thought of himself, at best
His apology rings hollow and hollow

#unitedairlines #privatejets #canceledflights #scottkirby #poetry

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/business/united-scott-kirby-private-jet/index.html

#hunterbiden wants to decrease his #childsupport payments, but flew to court on a private jet.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/hunter-biden-cried-poverty-but-still-flew-to-his-child-support-hearing-on-a-private-jet-for-at-least-55k/ar-AA1brPUW
#Hunter_biden #PrivateJets #privatejet #privatejetflights #arkansas #arkansasnews

More #privatejets landed in #UK than any other #EU country last year - with one every 8 minutes https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/private-jets-uk-eu-increase-b2341389.html

The 2request asked for “FAA source blocking,” which is the most stringent type of flight-data blocking the FAA does.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwd5d/spacex-asked-faa-to-block-tracking-of-elon-musks-private-jet
#elonmusk #Twitter #privatejets #FOIA

Tax Private Jets Into Oblivion

Private jet ownership and usage has actually grown in recent years. There’s no justification for this. It’s time to raise taxes on #privatejets

https://jacobin.com/2023/05/private-jets-billionaires-taxation-climate-change-emissions-inequality/

The global jet set feels the heat over climate change

https://www.dw.com/en/the-global-jet-set-feels-the-heat-over-climate-change/a-65365655?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#Aviation #climatechange #privatejets #superrich

Why wealthy Australians are spending big on private jets.
“They just want to bring their pet with them.’
#PrivateJets are described as “the most polluting form of transport you can take”.
“Private jets are up to 14 times more polluting per passenger than commercial planes, with private jets emitting an estimated two tonnes of CO2 in just one hour”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/16/flights-of-fancy-why-wealthy-australians-are-spending-big-on-private-jets

Ban private jets.
Just 1% of the global population is responsible for half of the world’s aviation #emissions.
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/ban-private-jets/

private #Aviation #Pollution #Wealth #Inequality #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis
Image: ‘Don’t have to fight the masses’ Bellingen poster

Private jets fly higher than commercial ones, partly so that their passengers can maintain a feeling of superiority.

#PrivateJets #Flying #Rich

RT @StayGroundedNet
In two days, French deputies will vote on a ban of #PrivateJets!

After the victory in Amsterdam, this could become the next level. Let’s make noise and show that we’re fed up with the jet-setting world destruction of the super-rich.
🧵1/3

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In two days, French deputies will vote on a ban of #PrivateJets!

After the victory in Amsterdam, this could become the next level. Let’s make noise and show that we’re fed up with the jet-setting world destruction of the super-rich.
🧵1/3
https://twitter.com/StayGroundedNet/status/1643258357610950662

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🎉Victory‼️
@Schiphol Amsterdam airport will ban night flights and #PrivateJets!
CEO Ruud Sondag announced it yesterday.
Congrats to all who built public pressure the past years! We make #BullshitFlights history! @SchipholWatch @GreenpeaceNL @milieudefensie @NLRebellion
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https://twitter.com/StayGroundedNet/status/1643208390095585281

Some good news this evening. Schiphol airport (the largest airport in the Netherlands) will ban flights between midnight and 5 am AND ban all private jets by 2025.

They aren't known for sticking to their promises but it's a first step. Hopefully, the smaller airports around the country will follow.

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #PrivateJets

https://nos.nl/artikel/2470051-schiphol-schrapt-binnen-twee-jaar-nachtvluchten-verbod-op-privejets