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Superyachts and private jets: the carbon impact of the ‘polluter elite’
FromScience Weekly
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s Europe environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan, and from wealth correspondent Rupert Neate, about the highly polluting transport habits of the ultra-wealthy. From private jets to superyachts, the emissions produced by the super-rich as they travel around the globe are contributing to staggering inequalities in carbon footprints between the richest 1% and the rest of humanity. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
Nov 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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