About a quarter million of the super wealthy — worth a total of $31 trillion —emitted 17.2 million tons (15.6 million metric tons) of carbon dioxide flying in private jets in 2023, according to the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment.
Not only did President Donald Trump take Air Force One from Palm Beach to New Orleans for the game, but other attendees such as billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft also own homes in the area.
There was a temporary flying restriction in the area due to the presence of Air Force One, but when Trump left the game early to return to Palm Beach, Lakefront Airport managed to safely get everyone else on their way, Martin told DailyMail.com.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach Airport before Super Bowl LIX.
That's more than 500 times the global per person average of either 5.2 tons (4.7 metric tons) that the World Bank calculates or the 4.7 tons (4.3 metric tons) that the International Energy Agency figures and Gossling cites.
