‘They Are Working Harder’: John Kerry Defends Climate Activists Who Fly Private to Davos

Asked in a recent interview about the hypocrisy displayed by climate activists who fly private to the annual World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland, John Kerry defended the elite travelers, insisting that they take pains to “offset” their outsized carbon footprints.

“Well, they actually – I’ve talked to them about it. They offset,” the former Secretary of State told Yahoo News in an interview that was published on Friday afternoon.

“They buy offsets, they offset. And they are working harder than most people I know to be able to try to effect this transition,” Kerry added. Carbon offsets are reductions in carbon emissions used to cancel out the use of carbon-emitting fuels elsewhere. They can be purchased on certain exchanges.