Exploring the carbon emissions and environmental impact of super yachts, including their contribution to the carbon footprints of billionaires, the stages of yacht production that generate emissions, and the high energy consumption even when not in use.
A new report from Oxfam has found that the extravagant carbon footprint of the 0.1% – from superyachts, private jets and mansions to space flights and doomsday bunkers – is 77 times higher than the upper level needed for global warming to peak at 1.5C. Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s Europe environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan, and from wealth correspondent Rupert Neate, about the highly polluting transport habits of the ultra-wealthy. Help support our independent journalism at
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