One of Greenpeace's most senior executives commutes 400km each way to work by plane, the environmental group has admitted.
Pascal Husting, the international programme director at Greenpeace International, said he began "commuting between Luxembourg and Amsterdam" when he took the job in 2012. He currently makes the round trip about twice a month.
The flights, which cost £200 (R3630) return, are paid for by Greenpeace, even though it campaigns to cut air travel, arguing that the growth in flying "is ruining our chances of stopping dangerous climate change".
One volunteer described the arrangement as "almost unbelievable".
Another supporter said he would cancel his direct debit donation following a series of disclosures about financial mismanagement in documents leaked to The Guardian newspaper.
Husting said though he would "rather not take" the journey, it would be "a 12-hour round trip by train".
- Greenpeace said yesterday Husting would stop commuting by plane and would take the train instead.
"We understand the commotion; an environmental group should put its ideals into practice," it said.
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