‘Distasteful Masterclass In Hypocrisy’: Climate Group Shreds World Economic Forum Attendees For Flying In On Hundreds Of Private Jets

Climate activism organization Greenpeace issued a scathing rebuke of World Economic Forum attendees for traveling to Davos, Switzerland, on hundreds of private jets.

The claims of “ecological hypocrisy” come after a newly released analysis commissioned by Greenpeace found that approximately 1,040 private jets flew in and out of airports servicing Davos, a small resort town in the Swiss Alps, during last year’s World Economic Forum conference. The vast majority of the jets were embarking on short-haul flights of less than 500 miles that “could have easily been train or car trips,” while one plane carried its passengers a mere 13 miles to attend the event.

“Europe is experiencing the warmest January days ever recorded and communities around the world are grappling with extreme weather events supercharged by

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