The Royal family's annual travel emissions are over 200 times larger than the total carbon footprint of the average Briton, meaning that a return commercial flight to Australia would have increased them by only 0.1%.
The Prince of Wales would have increased the Royal family’s travel emissions by just 0.1 per cent if he had chosen to fly on a commercial flight to Sydney for the Women’s World Cup Final.for deciding not to travel to Australia for the final, despite being president of the Football Association.
Flying to the other side of the world could have added 3 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide to his personal footprint. The average UK citizen emits around 13 tonnes per year.
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