Taylor Swift is the world’s most carbon polluting celebrity

Taylor Swift’s regular flights to see her NFL-playing boyfriend created 138 tonnes of emissions in three months, as the superstar continues to be the world’s most carbon-emitting celebrity.

According to flight records, compiled by an Instagram account that tracks her private jet, Swift took 12 flights to see Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.

The CO2 emissions from these flights total 138 tonnes of carbon, meaning Swift would have to plant 2282 trees and allow them to grow for a decade to offset the total carbon released into the earth’s atmosphere.

A representative for Swift told news outlets that she had purchased double the carbon credits required for her Eras tour before it kicked off in March, justifying her personal emissions.

“The excess credits means Taylor could have accounted for more than enough to cover her latest romance springing up in the middle of her sell-out tour, with her trips to support Kelce upping her carbon emissions alongside her planned tour travels,” the representative said.

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In 2022, Swift was named the world’s most polluting celebrity by Yard because of her carbon emissions, but she has done little to rectify the situation in 2023.

Last year, Swift’s jet had an average flight time of just 80 minutes and she created more than 1194 times more carbon emissions than the average person – she even took a 36-minute flight from Missouri to Nashville.