Climate Warrior John Kerry Takes Taxpayer-Funded Flight to Five-Star Island Resort
Biden’s jet-setting climate expert has flown hundreds and thousands of miles since taking office to ‘confront’ global warming
John Kerry’s fight against The “climate crisis” The jet-setting Biden administration has been taken to another luxurious location by the official of the Biden administration: A five-star island resort in Bahamas.
Kerry, who is President Joe Biden’s climate czar, will be visiting the Caribbean island this week for three days. “advance international cooperation among nations particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis,” The State Department Announcement Monday. His itinerary included the following: Opulent opening ceremony Atlantis Paradise Island is a luxurious five-star resort with 14 swimming pools and 14 lagoons. It also boasts dozens of luxury restaurants. Bahamian prime minister Philip Davis during a Wednesday night speech Kerry was thanked for attending the ceremony. The line was met with muffled applause.
Kerry repeatedly asserts that Americans are an “American Democracy” “obligation” To “confront” climate change, his Caribbean soirée is by no means environmentally friendly. Flying from Washington, D.C., through Nassau covers nearly 1,000 miles. Average emission More than 53,000 lbs of carbon. Atlantis Paradise Island also relies on diesel power plants for its energy grid. It spends over $85 million annually just on electricity. According to Filament Energy, a consulting company. The marina can accommodate 240-foot yachts that burn thousands of dollars per hour. Kerry, a former Massachusetts senator owned a yacht that he docked in Rhode Island for free to avoid paying taxes. Taxes: $500,000. Kerry listed the yacht as for sale at $3.9 million in 2016.
Kerry, Biden’s climate adviser, is not afraid of long flights or extravagant stays. Only from March 2021 through June 2022, he flew More than 200,000 miles—the equivalent of traveling around the world more than seven times—to fight climate change, the Washington Free Beacon September, reported. The flights generated 9.54 million pounds of carbon. This is approximately 300 times the annual carbon footprint of an American. Kerry also attended an international climate conference held in Sharm El Sheikh in November. This Egyptian resort town is known for its long beaches and luxury resorts. Kerry also enjoyed windsurfing. long enjoyed.
Daniel Turner, the founder of Power the Future and the executive director, was critical of Kerry’s extravagant, taxpayer-funded globetrotting. “remarkable that the battle for climate change always happens in five-star luxurious resorts.”
“If you look at some of the biggest conferences that John Kerry has attended in the last year, they have been at the Atlantis in the Bahamas, they’ve been at the Four Seasons in Sharm El Sheikh, they’ve been at luxury mountainside resorts in Davos,” Turner spoke to the Free Beacon. “And these are the people who claim to care about the impoverished.”
A spokeswoman for the State Department informed the Free Beacon Kerry went to the Bahamas on a business trip and was pleased with his experience. “official business travel complies with all federal and State Department travel regulations and policies.” The spokeswoman did not return questions on Kerry’s accommodations while in the Caribbean. Kerry was present at the opening ceremony. Attended a function at the U.S. embassy in Nassau, which is located just steps from the beach and popular oceanside tourist attractions such as Margaritaville and Señor Frog’s.
Kerry traveled extensively in government in 2019, but Kerry also flew in a private aircraft to Iceland for a climate conference. He defended his decision in an altercation with a local reporter. “It’s the only choice for somebody like me who is traveling the world to win this battle,” Kerry spoke at the same time. Kerry went on to Sell quietly Fox News reported Wednesday that his family flew to New York City by private jet, amid allegations of environmental hypocrisy.
Kerry wasn’t the only American official seen at Atlantis Wednesday night. Bahamian leader Davis also recognized Chris Dodd (Conn.), a former Democratic senator. Dodd is most well-known for his. “waitress sandwich” incident that allegedly involved Dodd (now senator Ted Kennedy) and Ted Kennedy (then-Democratic senator). In 1985, Dodd allegedly sexually assaulted a server at Capitol Hill’s restaurant.
Kerry will leave the Bahamas on Thursday for Munich, Germany. “engage in discussions on the nexus between the climate crisis and global security,” According to the State Department. A flight non-stop from Nassau to Munich takes nearly 5,000 miles. On average, it emits around 260,000 pounds of carbon.
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