How Taylor Swift’s global Eras tour will see her fly more than 56,000 miles, generating 500 tonnes of emissions and sealing her position as one of the world’s most carbon-polluting celebrity – amid botched JSO jet stunt

Taylor Swift will leave quite the carbon footprint by the end of her blockbuster Era’s tour, as she is set to travel a staggering 56,000 by the end of its run. Millions of fans have packed out arenas across 54 cities to catch a glimpse of the international pop sensation. And whilst Swifties may be grinning from ear-to-ear that their idol has traveled so far to grace the stage – the environment may not be as thankful.

According to data from US aviation consultants and maintenance specialists, MailOnline analysis shows Taylor’s Era’s tour commute will rack up an eye-watering 505 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. By the time chart-topper reaches her 152th – and final – show in Vancouver, Canada on December 8, the star would have spent 136 hours in the air. Performing in front of millions of fans across the globe for the last year and a half – long journeys are nothing new for Taylor.

After her Paris show, her private jet made the 4,357 mile journey back to Nashville spending over nine hours on travel. More recently she made the 4,188 mile trek from her home in Nashville, Tennessee to Stansted Airport ahead of her first three-night run in Wembley. However Swift’s high amount of air miles is nothing out of the ordinary, as the Yard estimated that the pop princess was among the top CO2 polluters in 2022.

They predicted the pop princess had boarded a total of 170 flights since January, spending 22,923 minutes in the skies. The unveiling of Taylor’s lengthy commute has emerged amid a botched attempt by Just Stop Oil to spray-paint her luxury private jet. Environmental campaigners estimate that Swift has dumped 554.5 tons of CO2 so far this year – 205 tons in March alone

The eco zealots made their way into a VIP airfield at Stansted where they alleged the Shake It Off singer’s Dassaul Falcon 7X was stationed.
But the activists were left red – or rather orange faced – after airport officials confirmed Taylor’s was not parked there. Less than 24 hours after the group had brazenly targeted the Stonehenge in Wiltshire, Jennifer Kowalski, 28, and Cole Macdonald, 22, made their way into Stansted’s private airfield and attacked jets using fire extinguishers filled with orange paint.

MailOnline understands the pair have since been arrested and has approached Essex Police for information. Speaking before the stunt, Jennifer Kowalski, 28, who brands herself as a full time JSO activist on LinkedIn claimed she ‘had to take desperate measures to make her voice heard.’ However this isn’t the first time the 14-time Grammy winner has come under fire for her air journeys.

The pop star previously threatened college junior Jack Sweeney with legal action for sharing her private jet’s movements and the amount of CO2 it produces on social media. Sweeney has become renowned for tracking the flights of the rich and famous, including Elon Musk, Mark Cuban and various Russian oligarchs, such as Roman Abramovich and Alexander Abramov. The global superstar’s lawyers sent Jack Sweeney, 21, a cease and desist letter insisting he stop tracking her flights and locations.