What happens when one of the world’s most famous music artists tours the globe while also supporting her favorite NFL team? Taylor Swift’s extensive travel for the second leg of her 2024 Eras Tour and Kansas City Chiefs games has sparked interest in understanding the environmental impact of such a journey.
This article examines the data behind Swift’s private jet emissions to uncover the surprising scale of her travel’s environmental footprint. Based on estimated travel routes and schedules, we’ll explore the larger impact of this unique combination of entertainment and sports.
Key Takeaways
- Taylor Swift is expected to fly an estimated 34,498 kilometers (or 21,436 miles) for the second leg of her 2024 Eras Tour and all Kansas City Chiefs games, excluding detours and overlaps.
- During this trip, Taylor Swift’s travel is estimated to emit 403,628 kilograms of CO2.
- Taylor Swift’s estimated travel emissions for this trip equate to the emissions from the energy use of 53 homes for 1 year.
- According to the EPA’s greenhouse gas calculator, Taylor Swift’s estimated emissions from private jet travel for her tour and Kansas City Chiefs games (403,628 kg of CO2) are equivalent to:
- 1,032,306 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle.
- 96.1 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles driven for one year.
- 53 homes’ energy use for one year.
- 80 homes’ electricity use for one year.
- 26,646,182 smartphones charged.
Methodology
To estimate Taylor Swift’s private jet emissions for the second leg of her 2024 Eras Tour and her attendance at all Kansas City Chiefs games, we made the following assumptions:
- Her travel will start in Vienna, Austria, the site for her August 10th concert.
- The ending city is Kansas City, Missouri (home of the Kansas City Chiefs).
- There will be no detours throughout the duration of the tour.
- If a Kansas City Chiefs game occurred on the same day as one of her concerts, we assumed she didn’t attend the game.
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