Taylor Swift has reportedly sold one of her private jets for $40 million amid concerns about her carbon emissions. The jet, a Dassault Falcon 900LX, was sold to a car insurance company in Missouri. Swift still owns a larger Dassault Falcon 7X, which she uses as her primary mode of transportation during her Eras Tour.
The 34-year-old singer-songwriter has faced pressure to reduce her carbon footprint, particularly as she travels extensively for her tour and to support her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, at NFL games. In 2022, Swift was ranked as one of the worst celebrity private jet CO2 emission offenders.
Swift’s decision to sell her jet comes after a junior at the University of Central Florida, Jack Sweeney, received a cease-and-desist letter from Swift’s lawyers for tracking her flights and locations. Sweeney, who tracks the flight paths of various public figures, including Swift, using publicly available data, insists that his intention is transparency and public information, rather than harm.
Swift’s spokesperson stated that she has been working to offset her carbon footprint by purchasing carbon credits and traveling less frequently. However, Swift’s attorneys argue that Sweeney’s actions constitute stalking and harassment, causing Swift and her family distress.
Despite criticism, Swift’s spokesperson defended her private jet use, stating that she regularly loans her plane to others and that attributing all flights to her is incorrect.
The sale of Swift’s jet follows her recent trip from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Kansas City, using 4,151 gallons of fuel and costing an estimated $23,250. This trip highlights the significant carbon emissions associated with private jet travel.
While Swift has been criticized for her carbon footprint, she continues to travel extensively for her tour and personal commitments, including a trip from Tokyo to Las Vegas to attend the Super Bowl in support of Travis Kelce.
According to the publication, Taylor Swift’s ten-day travel period is expected to result in 122 tons of CO2 emissions. During her largest trip to date, she flew from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Kansas City, with a stopover in Tampa, Florida, using 4,151 gallons of fuel, valued at approximately $23,250.
However, a spokesperson for Taylor clarified that she has been offsetting her carbon footprint by purchasing carbon credits, which support verified projects aimed at reducing global emissions and protecting vulnerable ecosystems. They stated that Taylor has been working to reduce her jets’ carbon emissions by traveling less frequently compared to previous years.
Before the start of her tour in March 2023, Taylor purchased more than double the required carbon credits to offset all tour travel. In 2022, Yard estimated that Swift’s jet made 170 flights in seven months, resulting in 8,000 tons of carbon emissions, which is significantly higher than the average person’s annual emissions.
