Taylor Swift's Carbon Footprint Rises Amid Record-Breaking Eras Tour, New Study Shows

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour is not only breaking records for ticket sales. It's setting new records for her carbon footprint usage.

The Eras Tour, which started in March 2023, helped Swift reach more than $1 billion net worth, leading Forbes to include her on its billionaires list. But amid the feats, the public has been concerned about the trek's environmental impact.

Taylor Swift's Carbon Footprint Increases as The Eras Tour Continues

Greenly (via Newsweek) shared the results of its study regarding Swift's carbon footprint over the past years. She has been using one of her two private jets -- the N621MM and the N898TS -- to fly between cities and countries for her tour.

According to Greenly, the Falcon 900LX (N898TS) flew Swift during long-distance travels before the "Lover" singer decided to sell it in February.

During the American leg of her tour alone, Swift generated 77.5 tons of CO2e for having 113 flight hours and 37,053 miles travel distance.

Greenly said Swift emitted 61.6 tons of CO2e during her South American leg, pushing the total to 139 tons of CO2e emissions.

The number does not include her flights to Asia and Australia. Swift will also fly again soon for the European leg of her world tour.

On top of her Eras Tour travels, Swift also used her private jet amid her ongoing romance with Travis Kelce. She previously flew from Japan to the U.S. to watch her boyfriend play in the Super Bowl.

Taylor Swift Was Named the 'Biggest Celebrity CO2 Polluter'

Prior to the study, Swift had already been named the "biggest celebrity CO2 polluter" after Celebrity Jets revealed her extensive use of her private jet.

Celebrity jet tracker Jack Sweeney noted in February that the "champagne problems" singer produced 77.8342 tons of carbon dioxide between December 25 and January 30 alone.

"Swift's carbon emissions are extreme and are polluting the atmosphere," Leah Thomas, author of The Intersectional Environmentalist, told BBC Travel. "Carbon emissions are one of the leading causes of the climate crisis, as carbon in the atmosphere warms the planet, which contributes to extreme weather events."

In a statement to BBC News, Swift's publicist said the singer used carbon offsets to compensate her private jet travel.

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