Claim: The emissions from private jets flying delegates to Glasgow for COP26 are equivalent to Scotland's entire annual CO2 emissions.
Fact-check: Emissions from COP26 private jets are far, far lower than Scotland's annual CO2 output - Full Fact
Verdict: this is false. a headline in the sunday mail claimed that the emissions from 400 private jets is equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of scottish people. the article clarifies that this refers to 1,600 scots, not the entire country, however this has been taken out of context in a number of cases.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2021-11-09T00:00:00