Who would have thought that we would see Taylor Swift’s CO2 emission on the trending list for another year? The pop singer has been under fire for the reported tons of produced CO2 with the use of a private jet in 2023. As much as this is worrisome and enraging news for Mother Earth, Taylor Swift’s fans, the Swifties also shared their thoughts about this circulating information on social media. We have found some information about the singer’s CO2 emission over the years, and read with us here to know more.
History of Taylor Swift’s CO2 Emission
The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance may be good for the Swifties’ hearts, but pretty sure it is not beneficial to the Earth. This year, Taylor Swift’s CO2 emission ballooned to 138 tons in just three months during her relationship with the Chiefs star. The Midnights singer has been flying back and forth to support Kelce’s games when her schedule is free. Of course, this isn’t the only reason for Swift’s private jet usage; her most anticipated The Eras Tour has also been one. The singer has been flying to different states and countries to give shows for the thousands of Swifties waiting for her live performances.
Taylor Swift's private jet created 8,000 tonnes of carbon emissions during 2022.
In last 3 months her jet created 138 tons of CO2 emissions, just to see her BF Travis Kelce.
She's a Climate Terrorist, and she needs to take responsibility for once 🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/41u0IikIeL
— Fact Check Frenzy (@FactCheckFrenzy) December 20, 2023
- The couple’s blossoming romance was reported in September when Swift attended the football star’s game in Kansas City. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce publicly confirmed they’re a thing in November, with a series of PDA snaps circulating online.
For the uninitiated, according to the International Energy Agency, the global average energy-related carbon footprint is only 4.7 tonnes of CO2 emission per person. Taylor Swift’s CO2 emission is around the count of 29 people already; mind you, that’s just three months in. According to reports, the pop singer traveled more than 12 flights using a private jet within those times.
In 2022, Taylor Swift’s CO2 emissions also made noise, as she topped the list of celebrities with the highest carbon dioxide produced throughout the year. According to a study from Yard last year, from all the data gathered, Swift tallied 170 flights from January to July 2022. The total flight emission of the private jet she used was about 8,293.54 tonnes.
Charted the celebrity private jet drama in today’s Energy Source ✈️
Celebrities emitted 3,377 tonnes of CO2 on average from private jet use so far this year, 482 times more than the average person’s annual emissions, according to a report by Yardhttps://t.co/2gv4LFNs9R pic.twitter.com/Aj7D2IqFYL
— Amanda Chu (@amandalanchu) August 2, 2022
- In the same year, other celebrities like Floyd Mayweather and Jay-Z ranked second and third highest produced CO2, respectively. The boxing star and legend racked up 7,076.8 tonnes of CO2, while the known rapper tallied 6,981.3 tonnes despite not being on tour (like Taylor Swift).
Swifties Share Their Thoughts On X and TikTok
While much love and support is given by Swifties to Taylor Swift’s music, they can’t tolerate the singer’s seeming ignorance, regarding climate change. Many fans shared their sentiments about Taylor Swift’s CO2 emission news — from loving her songs to being somehow disappointed by her actions.
taylor swift as a person is starting to lose her appeal to me, i love her songs, but her political disposition, from her silence to what's happening in palestine, her carbon emission, it is sharpingly glaring, she is a class enemy.
merry christmas and good morning.
— yanez 🇵🇸 (@stargirl2050) December 25, 2023
Criticizing Taylor swift for her absolutely batshit crazy bonkers levels of carbon emissions isn’t “just hating on her cause she’s a successful woman” it’s genuine criticism. I love her music as much as the next girl but some of y’all need to relax and listen to people
— lemonpeels (@lemonpeel_s) December 25, 2023
taylor swift getting called an eco-terrorist for how much she uses her jet to see her man is probably one of the most taylor swift things she’s ever done
— Hiro (@arealhiro) December 26, 2023
One TikTok user posted about some reactions of netizens, which urged the users of the short video platform to give their insights about Taylor Swift and the climate change issue. Many are enraged with this information, stating that as they put in much effort to help the Earth, the pop superstar “singlehandedly” harmed the Earth.
- Sure, it’s certainly a given that Taylor Swift cannot fly on regular or commercial flights for her safety, but for some, it seems not a valid excuse. Moreover, others added that instead of meeting up with Travis Kelce frequently, there are other ways to keep in touch with each other, like FaceTime and messaging.
https://twitter.com/vericvoid/status/1739418516770476300?s=20
Interestingly, some fans tried to defend the artist on X from the backlash. There are a lot of memes on X that tackle Taylor Swift’s CO2 emissions this year and how this is a massive factor in climate change around the world. But of course, there are a lot more people who are displeased with the news.
https://twitter.com/lesbimilkshake/status/1739490396789448716?s=20
Why does Taylor Swift choose jets and not this way more convenient way of flying? https://t.co/iIcPYfnjPy
— Gagaween (@emiceanic) December 26, 2023
how do swifties defend everything taylor swift does?? if she actively made a decision to stop flying on her fucking private jet then maybe we could make a difference! but instead normal consumers are blamed and targeted.. tf is my paper straw gonna do if these celebs stay selfish
— tiff (@tiff89047703) December 25, 2023
Taylor Swift’s CO2 emission news angers most of the online comments we have read. It’s undoubtedly unfortunate and disappointing how the pop singer seemed not to mind the consequences of these decisions and actions to the globe. Sure, during her ongoing concerts, the private jet is something she probably uses most often, but she can still lessen the use of these during her free schedule.
