The ultra-rich are destroying our planet. We're building the movement to stop private jets and make billionaires pay their fair share. A project of the Institute for Policy Studies / Inequality.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mw7mwagkuk2uPrince Albert of Monaco is a vocal climate champion. But every year Monaco hosts a yacht show for billionaires, starting today. As if celebrating mega-polluting super-yachts wasn't enough antisocial behavior: hundreds fly in by private jet. (We've tracked them!)23 Sep 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7mwagkuk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mvs6zapc6s2zJUST OUT: Our latest report finds private jets pollute 10–14x more than commercial flights—and the rest of us subsidize that luxury through taxes and public policy. Read more (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/private-jets-pollution-undertaxed #Climate #Inequality #PrivateJets18 Sep 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvs6zapc6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mvkzzn2ies2lThey’re trying to slip a tax break for private jet owners into the ALERT Act—an aviation safety bill. Safety fixes: yes. Billionaire giveaways: no. The Senate version doesn’t include it right now. Let’s keep it that way. Message your Senators: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/inequality-no-tax-break-for-private-jets-alert-act/?source=bluesky15 Sep 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkzzn2ies2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mtwwbzukkw24“Ohioans know they can’t trust a billionaire who looks down at us from 30,000 feet to understand the challenges we’re facing or to fight for us.” https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/21/ohio-governor-race-vivek-ramaswamy-spent-more-than-500000-leasing-private-jet-for-campaign-events/25 Aug 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwwbzukkw24https://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mttnjlz42k2h77% agree: Tax breaks to private jet owners while middle class families pay full taxes is fundamentally unfair! https://www.caseforconsumers.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/YG-__-CASE-Interested-Parties-Memo-FINAL.pdf24 Aug 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttnjlz42k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mtcfffgq722z@adamtooze.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com have 1 number for us this week: $22 billion, the size of the global super-yacht industry. And how do billionaires get to their super yachts, do you suppose? Give a listen and follow us for more on the private jet-super yacht nexus. https://youtu.be/YX119Zg30Yo?si=PqjjSq0IMF5p0jKI17 Aug 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcfffgq722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3msvkbj6uu62i🚩 @chuck77.bsky.social talks to @hartmannreport.com about our FIFA Red Card for Private Jets: "Where the billionaire class meets environmental degradation... and we the public subsidize the private jet class."12 Aug 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvkbj6uu62ihttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3msl3wuzp2m24A private aviation club is charging $1.1-3.5 million per year for access to a fleet of large-cabin jets — more than most Americans earn in a lifetime, for the privilege of being the most polluting flyers on the planet.08 Aug 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msl3wuzp2m24https://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3msbnfwejnk2bNEW from @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social in @thehill.com: Red card for private jets at the World Cup 🟥✈️ 92,000+ private jet flights in and out of host cities. 147 kilotons of excess emissions. And FIFA still hasn't banned them. https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5992684-fifa-world-cup-private-jet-emissions/04 Aug 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbnfwejnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mrusp5dh5s2cEXCLUSIVE: satellite images of Teterboro — the busiest private jet airport in America, 3 miles from MetLife Stadium — on the day of the World Cup final. 330+ jets parked on the ramp. A normal day: 205. Count them yourself. 👇30 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrusp5dh5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mrdnmnlmfs2eOfficial World Cup private jet emissions total: 147.1 kt excess CO2 emissions, per Daily Mail exclusive, reaching the annual emissions of more than 34,000 cars! 😱 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdnmnlmfs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mrdi3elfa22e"Soccer fans have happily gone to great expense this summer to see their teams play in stadiums across North America but we are all getting ripped off by private jet owners, suckling the public teat, pinkies up, spewing climate pollution." - Collins @ips-dc.org https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15996721/World-Cup-FIFA-private-jet-polluters.html23 Jul 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdi3elfa22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mraxv2jyrj2mDesi Lydic at The Daily Show: I love that he's discovering climate change while standing next to his idling jet. Indeed. 22 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraxv2jyrj2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mr3lny2mzb2jThe World Cup final drew Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Tom Cruise, the Beckhams — quite the star-studded crowd. Getting the richest of the rich there took ~3,000 private jet flights. Then, the tarmac emptied the second the whistle blew. Private jet pollution spiked to 𝟯× normal.20 Jul 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3lny2mzb2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/taxprivatejets.org/post/3mr3vcdsdll2jFIFA pledged to cut the World Cup's emissions in half by 2030. Then it took Saudi Aramco — one of the largest oil companies on Earth — as an official partner. On final day, private jet pollution around New York doubled. 20 Jul 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:cfpuo2if6yzszhmvt47hzaj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3vcdsdll2j