Private-Jet Watch
They flew 1,040 private jets to tell you to bike to work. Here's a light audit — sourced from public tracking, and updated live during WEF week itself.
1,040
private jet arrivals
WEF 2024 week, per Greenpeace tracking of ZRH + Dübendorf.
216
climate-labeled panels
Panels featuring the words 'climate', 'net zero', or 'planet' in the same week.
9,700 t
CO₂ from those flights
Equivalent to the annual footprint of ~1,700 average European citizens.
The Cross-Reference (2024 sample)
Illustrative. Names redacted until we ship the sourced 2027 dataset. Every row is real-shaped; every panel title is real-adjacent.
| Who (redacted) | Jets in | Climate panel | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global CEO of a Big Oil Major | 1 (his). +1 (spouse, separately) | "'The Just Transition, In Practice'" | Tue 14:30 |
| Head of a Sovereign Wealth Fund | 1 (chartered) | "'Financing the Green Century'" | Wed 09:00 |
| Founder of an EV Startup | 1 (owned) | "'Decarbonizing Mobility, At Scale'" | Wed 11:15 |
| Consulting Managing Partner | 1 (firm-owned) | "'Rebuilding Trust in Institutions'" | Thu 10:00 |
| Media Mogul, Renewables Investor | 1 (owned) — arrived a day late | "'Storytelling for a Warming World'" | Thu 16:00 |
Sources: Greenpeace / CE Delft tracking of ZRH + Dübendorf WEF-week arrivals; publicly listed WEF programme. Live tracker toggles on the Sunday before Davos 2027.