Heads of state carbon footprints revealed

Analysis of CO2 emissions from 140 flights to foreign countries by seven G20 heads of state in 2018, found Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe was the biggest climate offender


2018 DISTANCES FLOWN TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES (km) 

Abe	206,620
Trump 	130,988
Macron 	205,526
Merkel 	171,238
Conte 	115,896
Trudeau 113,587
May	167,355

  
2018 AIR TRAVEL CO2 EMISSIONS (tonnes)		
 
Shinzō Abe (Japan) BOEING 747-400		14,442
 
Donald Trump (U.S.) BOEING 747-200B		11,487

Emmanuel Macron (France) AIRBUS A330-200	7,645

Angela Merkel (Germany) AIRBUS A340-300		7,325

Giuseppe Conte (Italy) AIRBUS A340-500		6,394

Justin Trudeau (Canada) BOEING 737-800		3,309

Theresa May (UK) BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE146	2,278


Note: Shinzō Abe’s Boeing 747 was replaced in 2019 with Boeing 777-300ER


May and Trudeau’s aircraft produced least emissions at 20kg of CO2 per km. Trump’s was worst with 88kg


Source: fromAtoB
Picture: Associated Press
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