The EU council head has even flown to climate conferences via private jet to tell an audience: “We are, and will remain, champions of climate action”.
commitment to reducing carbon emissions and climate neutrality by 2050, European Council President Charles Michel is racking up an enormous amount of time flying by private jet, which has cost EU taxpayers €700,000 just in 2022.
Michel does not hesitate to fly his jet to even nearby locations, such as Paris and Strasbourg, with the EU head booking flights with Luxaviation. Not only are the private jet trips producing an enormous amount of CO2, but they also cost a five-digit euro sum per trip, according to French newspaper Le Monde.