People Before Profit have announced that they are bringing a Bill to the Dáil proposing to ban private jets from Irish airspace.
It was also estimated that the average private jet flight in Ireland had the same emissions as 40,000kms of petrol car travel. “Private jets are up to 14 times more polluting, per passenger, than commercial planes and 50 times more polluting than trains.“It is completely unjust that ordinary people are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, such as hikes in carbon taxes while having no real alternatives to change personal behaviour.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: