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Toronto Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Toronto Sun
Private jets polluted more than all flights from Heathrow, study finds
Published Jun 27, 2025 • 4 minute read A private jet takes off on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, south west of London, on July 22, 2024. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images Celebrities and business leaders like Taylor Swift and Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol may generate the occasional controversy with their frequent use of private jets, but capturing the full environmental impact of private aviation has remained a challenge. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Now, a new report from the nonprofit International Council on Clean Transportation sheds light on which nations are driving the largest share of this planet-warming pollution – and which airports stand out. 'It's pretty well known that in a typical year, private jets are responsible for about 2 percent of aviation emissions,' said Dan Rutherford, the group's senior director of research and a co-author of the new report. 'What we've done for the first time is, we've basically used flight trajectory data to break that out into the individual contributions of airports and countries.' The study spotlights the outsize impact of the United States on emissions. Globally, private jets emitted up to 19.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023: Aircraft departing from the United States accounted for 65 percent of global private jet flights, and 55 percent of those gas emissions. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That year, private jets polluted more than the total of all commercial flights departing from London's Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest hub. Researchers identified 22,749 private jets by unique tail number that operated over 3.57 million flights. The analysis is the first effort to combine flight trajectory information with publicly available emissions models to allocate private jet activity to specific airports. The study also modeled air pollution, meaning it considered not only greenhouse gases but also nitrogen oxide pollution and fine particulate matter – both associated with significant human health risks. Researchers found that 18 of the 20 most polluting airports for private jet use are in the United States. And the majority of these flights are short-haul trips, lasting under two hours. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'If you look at individual airports that are polluted from private jets, Van Nuys Airport [in Los Angeles] popped out,' Rutherford said. 'This is getting a lot of visibility because it's where the celebrities and influencers are all parking their planes.' Short-haul flights, defined as covering distances less than around 930 miles, account for roughly a third of aviation's annual carbon output. Airplanes burn a significant amount of fuel when taking off and climbing to altitude, making these trips less efficient than longer ones. France imposed a ban on short-haul domestic flights in 2023, but because it was limited to trips within its borders, analysts described the policy's impact as modest. Private jets generate between five and 14 times more greenhouse emissions per passenger than commercial planes, according to the European clean transportation nonprofit group Transport & Environment, and 50 times more emissions than trains travelling that same distance. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While private jets often show up in large numbers in big events, from the World Economic Forum at the Swiss resort of Davos to the Super Bowl, the United States still ranks higher than other wealthy countries. The new data shows 687 private jet flights per 10,000 people in the United States, compared to just 117 in the United Kingdom and 107 in France. Florida and Texas alone generated 543,815 flights – more than the entire European Union. RECOMMENDED VIDEO 'With smaller, private aircrafts, you don't have as many passengers to distribute the emissions across, so you lose some economies of scale,' said Colin Murphy, associate director of the Energy Futures Research Program at the UC-Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, who was not involved in the study. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'We have a lot of millionaires and billionaires,' Rutherford said. 'We're a highly unequal society, and so that generates a lot of traffic.' This week dozens of private jets are expected to arrive in Venice for Jeff Bezos's wedding. (Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post.) Policy efforts to cut down on emissions from private aviation have largely fallen short. Legislation introduced in 2023 would have raised the federal fuel tax on private planes nearly ninefold, from $0.22 to $1.95 per gallon, but the bill never came to a vote. At the same time, a Federal Aviation Administration program implemented last year allows some owners to remove their flight data from public distribution, making it more difficult to track private aircraft. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The very important insight is that the global growth in emissions is coming from the top, from more people entering the very affluent classes that can afford private aviation,' said Stefan Gössling, professor of Tourism Research at Linnaeus University and Human Ecology at Lund University, who was not involved in the study. 'That is a trend that is quite powerful and ongoing and will mean that we will not be able to meet our climate goals simply because there's so much growth in the system that we cannot compensate.' Still, researchers say that the data offers a stark picture of an elite mode of travel with an outsize climate footprint – one that has increased its emissions by 25 percent over the past decade. 'Private jets are like the canary in the coal mine here for a hyper unequal warming world,' Rutherford said. Toronto Raptors News Music Toronto Raptors Canada
Forbes
2 days ago
- Health
- Forbes
Tobacco-Free Future - Moving Forward Or Backwards?
A delegate smokes a cigarette outside the conference centre on the opening day of the annual ... More Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, northern England, on October 1, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) The World Health Organization this week released its tenth report on the global tobacco epidemic, a status update on its anti-smoking campaigns. The WHO concludes that more than 6 billion people, or around 75% of the world population, are now covered by some kind of tobacco control measure, including graphic warnings on cigarette packages, increases in taxation, advertising bans and programs that help people quit smoking. According to the organization, less than 20% of the world population currently smokes, down from more than 32% in the year 2000. 80% of these people are located in middle or low income countries and are more likely males as smoking continues to be the biggest cause of preventable death globally. As tobacco use is falling and control measures have reached a critical mass of people, a total phase-out of commercial tobacco use has been on the table in some countries, while others are inching closer, attempting to reduce the number of smokers to 5% or less of the population. However, some of the most high-profile measures of this kind have already failed, raising the question whether a tobacco-free future is in the making, further away that it seems or even wholly unattainable. This chart shows major tobacco bans or similar legislation and state of implementation worldwide (as ... More of June 2025). Bhutan, the Himalayan nation, was the world's first officially smoke-free country when it outlawed the import and sale of tobacco in 2004. Bhutan has become famous for its different approach to governance, which has been admired in the West, for example calculating gross national happiness or mandating that 60% of the country remain forested. But even the remote nation that cited Buddhist teachings as a reason for its tobacco ban has not been immune to outside influence and axed the majority of its ban in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic to stop smuggler which were spreading the disease. Since then, the country's government decided not to reinstate and instead focus on education and cessasion programs, as the ban did not actually lower smoking rates and instead created an environment free of warnings around the tobacco which was still available illegally. More recently, New Zealand attempted to raise a smoke-free generation from 2027 onwards by not allowing anyone born in 2009 or later to legally purchase cigarettes once the turned 18, alongside many other anti-tobacco measures. The country's approach was that of a more gradual phase-out rather than a sudden ban but its merits won't be tested as a change in government prompted the law enacted in 2022 to be scrapped despite reportedly having widespread public support. A new conservative coalition government decided to change course after coming to power in 2023, reportedly at the request of the populist New Zealand First party. Tobacco revenue was consecutively tied to new tax cuts. This highlights another area of concern with tobacco bans and phase-outs: the cost of prevention and tax revenue losses in the short term, even though these are expected to be offset by lower public healthcare costs. However, the United Kingdom is currently mulling a similar ban that is yet to be enacted but enjoys government and public support as of now. Creating Smoke-free Nations? The New Zealand government meanwhile said that it remained committed to creating a smoke-free nation nevertheless. Several countries, including Portugal, Canada and Australia, have set similar goals, typically aiming to reduce the number of smokers to 5% or less in the next five to 15 years. The EU, for example, has set this date to 2040. One popular rule to inch closer to this goal has been to further limit smoking in public outdoor areas like restaurant and bar patios, beaches, parks, natural areas or even inner city streets. The aforementioned countries, sometimes on a state level, have introduced bans like these, as have several other nations around the world. Cities have also followed suit and a well-reported ban went into effect in Milan at the beginning of the year, outlawing smoking anywhere near other people, similar to the law in place in Costa Rica. France is also tightening these rules from July 1, but exempts outdoor hospitality areas, another major area of pushback in the ongoing tug-of-war between public health advocates driven by well-founded concerns, proponents of free lifestyle choices and governments' short-term revenue considerations. Charted by Statista
Extra.ie
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
ASOS bans shoppers for ‘consistent' breaches of little-known policy
ASOS customers have been left fuming after the fashion retailer shut down a number of accounts for alleged violation of their Fair Use Policy. Shoppers have been receiving emails from the online company stating breach of the Fair Use Policy, which details the number of items that customers can return to the retailer. The ASOS website says the Fair Use Policy is to ensure that they can continue 'offering free returns to the vast majority of our customers.' ASOS customers have been left fuming after the fashion retailer shut down a number of accounts for alleged violation of their Fair Use Policy. Pic: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images Angry shoppers have been taking to social media to share the emails they have received from the brand, which reads: 'After reviewing your recent return activity again, you are still part of a small group of customers whose shopping behaviour continues to breach our Fair Use Policy. For this reason, we have decided to close your account. 'Please note that this also applies to any other accounts you currently have or may try to open in the future.' no way are asos closing my account because i return too many clothes 💀 it's not my fault that the clothes i want don't fit and their sizing is awful 🥲 what a piss take man 😂 — rach (@rachel_mcfly) June 19, 2025 Customers took to X to vent their frustrations with many hitting out at the retailer for their 'awful quality' and 'botched sizing.' One person raged: 'Obsessed with ASOS banning me from being a customer because the majority of their clothes are awful quality or botched sizing and therefore need to be returned.' Obsessed with asos banning me from being a customer because the majority of their clothes are awful quality or botched sizing and therefore need to be returned — jess (@JessBellmon) June 19, 2025 Another said: 'No way are ASOS closing my account because I return too many clothes. It's not my fault that the clothes I want don't fit and their sizing is awful. What a p*** take man.' A third wrote: 'Account closed for 'consistent breaches' of their Fair Use policy when I haven't returned anything since October! #ASOS you are a joke. You've been losing customers since your new returns policy came in and now you're actually getting rid of customers willingly.' Elsewhere, those who have had their accounts closed are reporting unsatisfactory help from the Customer Care department, with one person saying they 'closed the chat on me with no further information.' Another shopper did have success in having her account reopened but admitted the ordeal has left her feeling 'unsure.' She said: 'I don't feel confident now with their returns. Clearly the backlash received has resulted in them looking a bit further into each individual case…'
Irish Daily Mirror
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Royal Ascot ladies day - Best pictures as stylish racegoers come out in force
Racegoers at Royal Ascot brought their fashion A-game for Ladies' Day, showcasing a parade of stylish ensembles topped off with some rather extravagant hats. The event saw an array of unique headpieces including towering constructions reminiscent of Jane Austen's era, inventive recycled hats, and even designs adorned with animated butterflies enjoyed by keen racing aficionados. The Berkshire racecourse was graced with elegantly dressed spectators ready to witness the week's highlight, the Gold Cup, under the searing heat, with royalty presenting the winning jockey and trainer with their rewards. Milliner Viv Jenner did not waste a past creation but recycled a striking circular yellow and pink design for Ladies' Day: "It's all about sustainable fashion, I wore this hat in 2022. "It's been sitting in a box in storage for years and I thought rather then make a new one I'd give it a new lease of life and rework it, after finding this lovely yellow dress. "Bringing a bit of sunshine to Royal Ascot, if we needed any more." The royal family will be out in force for a third-day of racing, with the Princess Royal and husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, joined by Anne's daughter Zara Tindall and her husband, former England rugby star Mike Tindall, in the royal box. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will also be among the royal party with Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Outlandish hats were the order of the day but one racegoer was carrying a novel handbag – in the shape of a watering can. Olivia Harrell was making her first visit to Royal Ascot and was dressed head to toe in vintage finds from charity shops and said about her handbag: "This is from Paris I bought it for just 30 euros." Fashion designer Francini Keiser and two models were wearing outfits inspired by the 1960s she created and they all wore distinctive hats by her friend the milliner Odette and Elliott. Ms Keiser, whose hat featured dyed swan feathers, said: "It's my first time here it's just an extraordinary experience. All these hats are just amazing and the spirit of the people, everyone is dressed up. We're also very excited to see the racing and the King." Royal Ascot stalwart Tracy Rose wore a dress and towering hat she made inspired by Georgian fashion to mark the 250th birthday of author Jane Austen. She said: "This is a contemporary homage to the bonnet, the dress also owes something to the bonnet which could be a first and I began designing everything at the start of the year." In 2022 Mrs Rose founded the Racing For All Diversity Campaign to encourage people of all backgrounds to enjoy a day at the races. Speaking about the appeal of Royal Ascot she said: "It's so British, it's such a party atmosphere and everybody just wants to be outstanding and have fun with their fashion, which I just love. I'm loving everybody looking wonderful." A racegoer poses for a photograph on Ladies Day (Image: (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)) 1 of 13 A racegoer poses for a photograph on Ladies Day (Image: (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)) 2 of 13 A racegoer poses for a photograph on Ladies Day (Image: (Photo by)) 3 of 13 Racegoers pose for a photograph on Ladies Day (Image: (Photo by)) 4 of 13
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
England's top women's league to expand to 14 teams
The Women's Super League is to expand to 14 teams in the 2026/27 season (JUSTIN TALLIS) The English Women's Super League (WSL) is set expand to 14 teams from 12 for the start of the 2026/27 season after the proposal was voted through by clubs on Monday. The changes still require the approval of the English Football Association but are expected to pass with a promotion/relegation play-off as part of the shake up to the women's game. Advertisement Currently just one club is relegated and one promoted each season. Next season the top two from the second tier WSL2 will be automatically promoted. Additionally, third-place in the WSL2 will face the team that finishes bottom in the top tier in a play-off. From the 2026/27 campaign, the one automatic relegation and promotion place will return with a play-off between second bottom in the WSL and second top in the second tier. "Subject to the approval from the FA board, expanding the WSL to 14 teams will stimulate movement between leagues and through the pyramid which increases opportunities," said Nikki Doucet, chief executive of Women's Professional Leagues Limited. Advertisement "The introduction of a promotion/relegation play-off creates distinction for the women's game and introduces a high-profile, high-stakes match." Expansion is part of a 10-year plan to raise standards across the top two tiers of English women's football, focused on improved facilities, staffing and academies. According to financial experts Deloitte, collective revenues in the WSL rose 34 percent to £65 million ($88 million) in 2023/24 and are projected to reach £100 million in the upcoming season. However, Deloitte also found that average attendances across the league dipped by 10 percent last season to 6,642 as the surge in interest generated by England's Euro 2022 success faded. kca/pb
