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Bizav Organizations Refute WEF Flight Emissions Claims

EBAA, NBAA, and NATA have co-signed a statement disputing Greenpeace's claims of huge numbers of private aircraft heading to the World Economic Forum.

business jets lined up on ramp — While the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, usually attracts its share of private jets, a group of general aviation groups including EBAA, NBAA, and NATA are pushing back on a report by Greenpeace, saying it overstated the enviromental impact of business aviation flights to the event.

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

January 18, 2023

In response to a recently published white paper by Netherlands-based environmental consultancy CE Delft highlighting the CO2 emissions from business aircraft headed to the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, this week, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), NBAA, and NATA have issued a rebuttal statement.

The organizations countered the document’s assertion that the WEF draws as many as 1,000 extra flights, faulting its methodology and claiming its totals include activity not associated with the event, as well as that of military and government aircraft. WEF itself notes that the number of private jet movements for the event is typically around 250.

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