Top 10 Most Polluting Celebrities in 2023: The Cost of Private Jets
By Andrea Sanchez Benitez
Sustainability Editor
According to the report Per Capita Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions from Fossil Fuels in Canada from 1970 to 2022, the average Canadian emits around 15.22 metric tons of CO2. In 2022, Taylor Swift received immense backlash for emitting over 8,293.54 tons of CO2 with her private jet alone. Celebrities jets cause damaging pollution to the planet’s critical state. In 2023, Taylor Swift did not make the list, but here is the list of the top 10 celebrities with the most polluting private jets in 2023. The amounts of CO2 listed don’t even account for their total carbon footprint.
1. Travis Scott
First place, accounting for the equivalent of 398 Canadians, was the one and only Travis Scott. With his 137 flights, he attained 6061.6 tons of carbon.
2. Kim Kardashian
Kim was the celebrity who made the most flights out of the list, 165 in a year. Her jet alone produced 5,857.6 tons of CO2 worth of pollution.
3. Elon Musk
Putting aside how much CO2 Elon’s plans to go to Mars would produce, in 2023, he underwent 150 flights and 4,564,7 tons of CO2, which is 300 Canadians’ worth.
4. Beyonce & Jay Z
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Jay Z photo source: tvinsider
This couple’s jet travelled 144 flights and 357,717 km. Thank you, Beyonce for the 4,317.8 metric tons of CO2.
5. Bill Gates
The Microsoft creator took 112 flights to travel the sum of 297,664km and thus 3,771.9 tons of carbon.
6. Steven Spielberg
This movie director’s jet produced the equivalent of 241 Canadians’ average carbon footprint. With 120 flights in 2023, he emitted 3,661.8 tons of CO2.
7. Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is known for creating his character Mabel Simmons. His jet, with 78 flights, had a carbon footprint of 3,319.1 metric tons.
8. Leonard Blavatnik
Blavatnik is a successful businessman and investor whose net worth, depending on the source, is between $29 billion and $43.1 billion. In 2023, this wealthy man made 121 flights, accounting for 3,130.3 metric tons of carbon footprint.
9. Kylie Jenner
At 27, Kylie Jenner is the youngest person on this list. In her private jet, she took 72 flights, 218,304 km. This accumulates to 3,073.1 metric tons, around 200 times more than the average Canadian.
10. Céline Dion
This Quebecois treasure made 69 flights in 2023, travelling a total distance of 124,829 miles. Her carbon footprint amounted to 2,828.9 metric tons.