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Private Jet Emissions Tracker

Year: 2026

Client: Institute for Policy Studies / Inequality.org

Technology: flight tracking, data visualization, emissions modeling, Python, Rust, SQLite

Reference Links

External Links

Tax Private Jets “Meet Our New Private Jet Tracking Initiative” on Inequality.org Private-jet pollution and tax subsidies in The Guardian “Private jets pollute the planet, and your taxes help fund them” in Fast Company World Cup private-jet pollution in the Daily Mail “The FIFA World Cup: Private Jet Pollution Spikes” on Common Dreams “Ultra-Wealthy’s Private Jets Were Gas Guzzling for the World Cup” on Accuracy.org Oxfam France’s private-jet analysis on Facebook Oxfam France on Instagram

Description

An open-source tool for tracking private-jet flights and estimating their carbon emissions, built for the Institute for Policy Studies’ Private Jet Accountability Project.

IYOIYO built PJET, the Private Jet Emissions Tracker, to help researchers and journalists investigate private aviation. The system turns publicly broadcast flight data into searchable takeoff and landing records, connects flights with aircraft and airport data, and estimates their carbon emissions. An interactive browser interface makes it possible to explore flight activity and compare emissions against a baseline. The tracker supported the Private Jet Accountability Project’s research into private-jet traffic around the 2026 World Cup. Oxfam France has also used the tool to examine private-jet activity and its climate impact in France. The tracker and its findings have been covered by The Guardian, Fast Company, and the Daily Mail, and featured in analysis published by Common Dreams.