Mike Cannon-Brookes is concerned about climate and yet still flies private

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/billionaire-climate-activist-talks-of-conflict-over-private-jet

by barney54 • 1 year ago

2 2 1 year ago

I feel like he's addressed it well in the article.

eesmith• 1 year ago

I can't read the LinkedIn piece, and from the Bloomberg article I can only see "his plane helps him stay safe and that he’s more than offsetting the carbon footprint of his trips".

It doesn't say why he feel unsafe. If it's because he's rich and so a target of kidnapping or other attacks, then get rid of $990 million dollars so he's only worth $10 million.

It doesn't say how he's offset his carbon footprint. Carbon offsets are so scammy that I deeply doubt its effectiveness without actual details.

Like, if you buy a carbon credit that was used to convince an African farmer to grow trees instead of crops, then that offsets your carbon.

But if the farmer's family is starving because the amount he accepted wasn't enough to pay for food, and he can't break the contract without having to pay back what he was given, then is the suffering worth your carbon offset?

Mike Cannon-Brookes is concerned about climate and yet still flies private

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