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Elon Musk branded 'irresponsible' after taking nine-minute flight in his private jet

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Billionaire SpaceX and Tesla owner Elon Musk has been branded "sick, irresponsible and unacceptable" for taking a nine-minute flight in his private jet.

The automated Twitter bot @ElonJet showed Musk's private jet landing in San Francisco, California after being airborne for under ten minutes, when the drive would have been less than an hour. "Elon Musk's private jet just went on a nine-minute flight but you better not put the wrong type of plastic in your recycling," wrote one Twitter user.However, it appears that Musk's short flight was part of a larger journey.

After landing in San Francisco the same Twitter page shows that Musk took off again and flew to Austin, Texas, a three-hour flight.

Elon Musk, who recently bought Twitter, has four private jets registered in his name, according to The Sun. According to the BBC, carbon emissions from private jets are significantly worse than any other form of transportation.One of the most popular models for example, the Cessna Citation XLS, burns 189 gallons (857 litres) of aviation fuel an hour on average.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) says 2.52kg of carbon dioxide is emitted for every litre of aviation turbine fuel burned.For more incredible stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.In 2018, Musk said “climate change is the biggest threat that humanity faces this century.”He has also said that Tesla is the "company doing the most to stop climate change."This comment came during a text exchange with Microsoft founder Bill Gates, over Musk’s refusal to work with him on climate change because he said Gates had taken a short position on Tesla shares.Musk purchased Twitter on Monday April 25 for more than.

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