He may be on the short side, but Bono leaves an huge footprint — according to environment experts.

The singer and his band U2 have come under fire because of the amount of co2 their jet-setting tours generate — each year they create the same as a one-way trip to Mars!

Environmental consultant Helen Roberts claims, “The carbon footprint generated by U2’s 44 concerts this year is equal to carbon created by the four band members travelling the  34.125 million miles from Earth to Mars in a passenger plane….Just looking at
the 44 concerts this year, the band will  create enough carbon to fly all 90,000 people attending one of their Wembley concerts to Dublin.

“To offset this year’s carbon emissions, U2 would need to plant 20,118 trees.”
 
Is it time for the campaigning rockers to practice what they preach?

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Categories: Music / Non-Profiteers
Tags: Bono
Author: Ian Garland