John Kerry really cares about climate change. He cares so much that he doesn’t mind if thousands of Americans lose their jobs to fight climate change.
Of course, he doesn’t expect to change anything in his life.
It is just now coming to light that in 2019, Kerry flew his private jet to Iceland, just to accept an award for fighting climate change.
You couldn’t make this up.
FOX News reports:
John Kerry took private jet to Iceland for environmental award, called it ‘only choice for somebody like me’
President Biden’s recently appointed climate czar, John Kerry, took a private jet to Iceland in 2019 to receive the Arctic Circle award for climate leadership, Fox News has learned.
Kerry defended his high-pollution ride at the time, calling it “the only choice for somebody like me who is traveling the world to win this battle” in an interview obtained by Fox News. The incident had not been previously reported in the American press.
Ólafur Ragnar GrÃmsson, who led the Arctic Circle Roundtable, criticized Kerry for traveling to the event via private jet, Icelandic outlet RUV reported.
Kerry received the award, which took the form of an iceberg sculpture, for being “a consistent voice pressuring the American authorities to commit to tackle environmental matters,” the outlet noted.
Icelandic reporter Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson confronted Kerry at the event over his choice of transportation, asking: “I understand that you came here with a private jet. Is that an environmental way to travel?”
Kerry responded by claiming that it was the only way. “If you offset your carbon — it’s the only choice for somebody like me who is traveling the world to win this battle,” Kerry said.
See the video below:
.@JohnKerry, who is now @JoeBiden's climate envoy, defended the use of a private jet to collect a climate prize.
"It's the only choice for somebody like me who is traveling the world to win this battle…
I have to fly to meet with people and get things done." pic.twitter.com/IoL5MbUpzc
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 3, 2021
John Kerry doesn’t seem very concerned about climate change when it comes to his convenience.
Anyone surprised?
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