Prince Harry Should Probably Stop Taking Private Jets

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Prince Harry has been called out for hypocrisy after preaching climate change concern and environmental messages and then taking private jets to polo matches.

of private jets for someone who also talks about the threat of climate change all the time. Just last week, Harry was criticized

to attend a polo match. Turns out that “because sports” is just not a great excuse for someone who purportedly cares about the environment!“I think that Prince Harry's visuals of flying in that private jet to the polo match were definitely problematic for the image that the Sussexes are putting out, because they're in a tough position…[P]eople don't just listen to what they say, people also watch what they do...

True! And after a week in which the reality of climate change became crushingly apparent, lip service to the issue just isn’t going to cut it anymore. Planes in general are huge emitters, but private jets are one of the worst methods of transportation when it comes to releasing carbon into the atmosphere. It’s

a single hour of private jet travel can release two tons of carbon into the air (to put that in perspective, the average car releases a little over double that, but in an entireWith inequality, climate change, and especially hypocrisy about both becoming hot button issues, it might be time to pump the brakes on conspicuous consumption like this.

 

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Tell the other Royals.

For 2 people who wanted to escape media attention, they are failing miserably.

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