Time.news – On the first day of Cop26, one broke out controversy over alleged excessive use of aircraft, by the leaders, to go to Glasgow.
The British premier in particular ended up in the crosshairs of environmentalists, Boris Johnson, and the US president, Joe Biden, which he regularly travels abroad with 4 planes and a fleet of dozens of cars, in addition to the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, arrived in Scotland on a private flight.
Some leaders came from Rome, where they had participated in the G20. Among these also Johnson, who however stopped in London, probably to leave his wife at home Carrie Symonds.
Johnson’s spokesman responded to the controversy by explaining that his plane “uses a particular fuel which is a mix of fuels: the first, which accounts for 35%, is a sustainable jet fuel, while the second, which accounts for 65%, is normal fuel. “In short, the spokesman explained, the aircraft produces 50% fewer emissions of CO2 compared to a normal one.
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