Adam Bandt slammed over climate change advocacy due to his 'excessive' luxury plane trips
Adam Bandt has faced scrutiny for taking luxury plane trips despite being the biggest advocate in parliament for stronger action against . The Greens leader, who was critical of the government's climate bill because its targets were not ambitious enough, called for a 2030 emissions reduction target of 75 per cent during the election campaign. But his outspoken stance against emissions comes as federal politicians allege Mr Bandt takes numerous plane trips, the most pollutive form of transport. According to MPs who spoke to , Mr Bandt will often travel across the country in business class. The Greens leader's preference to fly in business class was also backed up by the 'witness accounts' of other frequent flyers. Flying business class emits about three times as much carbon as economy class because the seats take up more room and more of them are empty, according to a World Bank study. Claims of his penchant for air travel is reflected in Mr Bandt's parliamentary declarations. In the first three months of this year, he racked up a total of $10,664.85 for scheduled domestic flights. The aviation industry accounts for 17 per cent of Australia's transport emissions and more than two per cent of the country's total carbon emissions, which is a similar result for global emissions. A spokesperson for Bandt refused to comment. It's not the first time Bandt has come under fire for hypocrisy. In July he was slammed for referring to himself as a 'dad' after arguing the term 'mother' should be replaced with 'birthing parent'. The Greens leader accused the Albanese government this week of excluding LGBTQ+ people by changing the words 'birthing parent' back to 'mother' on a healthcare form. But eagle-eyed social media users were quick to point out he calls himself a 'Dad of two' on his Twitter profile. Commenters asked the progressive politician why he doesn't adopt the title 'non-birthing parent' or a 'sperm producing unit'? 'Peak Stupidity. Adam Bandt wants mother and father replaced with 'birthing parent and 'non birthing parent' while having DAD OF TWO written in his profile,' one user wrote. Another user chipped in with: 'By your logic, shouldn't your bio say 'non-birthing parent of 2' instead of 'Dad of 2'?' Another accused Mr Bandt of actively discriminating against women. 'A politician (and party leader) wants to ban the word 'mother' in the name of 'LGBTQ+' inclusion but thinks it's fine to call himself a 'dad' in his bio. Is it any wonder women see this as targeted erasure?' the person wrote. One user helpfully suggested an alternative: 'Dad of two??!? You should change that to sperm contributing unit, unless you've come over all terfy?' TERF stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist and it means feminists who do not include transgender people in their advocacy of women's rights. The backlash comes after Mr Bandt decried a backflip by the NDIS and Government Services minister Bill Shorten to change 'birthing parent' back to 'mother' on a form. 'As leaders we have a duty to do the right thing despite the culture warrior tabloids,' Mr Bandt tweeted.