'Private jets must be consigned to history': Greenpeace reveals private jet emissions quadrupled during last year's Davos Summit

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'Private jets must be consigned to history': Greenpeace reveals private jet emissions quadrupled during last year's Davos Summit

New study reveals over a third of flights to Davos Summit were for 'ultra-short' journeys

Greenpeace has called for a crackdown on private jet use, after revealing last year's Davos Summit saw a quadrupling of private jet emissions. The campaign group yesterday published an independent...

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