Bill Gates joins Blackstone in bid to buy British private jet firm (opens in new tab)

(theguardian.com)

9 pointsaxihack5y ago18 comments

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> Gates is one of the world’s biggest “super-emitters” due to his regular private jet travel.

Is this behaviour net-negative for climate is the actual question, in my opinion. This one is much harder to answer than compiling a list of his trips and summing up estimated emissions.

Schiendelman5y ago

Personal emissions are only responsible for a small portion of total emissions regardless of how rich the individual is. There are a small set of companies doing most of the damage. Attacking individuals for their emissions continues an oil company - driven personal responsibility frame that stops us from solving the problems.

O5vYtytb5y ago

I don't understand this argument. Do these corporations exist in a vacuum? We use their products and services. They don't just emit co2 for the fun of it. No, we're not all individually responsible alone. We're all responsible together.

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fiftyacorn5y ago

Interesting he has a book on climate change coming out and is doing this? Obviously we don't know his level of involvement with cascade

Schiendelman5y ago

Going after individuals is part of framing by the oil companies to make us blame each other, instead of targeting the small number of huge companies responsible for the majority of global emissions.

Lio5y ago

I don’t know anything about oil companies but it certainly sounds like more “do as I say not as I do” hypocrisy from a billionaire.

If Gates cares about climate change he should at least attempt to be the change he wishes to see in the world.

There is literally no reason that he can’t use a cleaner form of transport apart from his own comfort.

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forgotmypw175y ago

we,re all complicit

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dvevceybrc5y ago

So Bill Gates is doing business with a firm that’s supporting fascism in the US. Nice.

brewingcode5y ago

The firm that manages his money is. Gates himself might not even be aware of this. Managing billions is not like opening an app and checking your back account.

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_Microft5y ago

> Gates is one of the world’s biggest “super-emitters” due to his regular private jet travel.

Is this behaviour net-negative for climate is the actual question, in my opinion. This one is much harder to answer than compiling a list of his trips and summing up estimated emissions.

Schiendelman5y ago

O5vYtytb5y ago

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fiftyacorn5y ago

Interesting he has a book on climate change coming out and is doing this? Obviously we don't know his level of involvement with cascade

Schiendelman5y ago

Going after individuals is part of framing by the oil companies to make us blame each other, instead of targeting the small number of huge companies responsible for the majority of global emissions.

Lio5y ago

I don’t know anything about oil companies but it certainly sounds like more “do as I say not as I do” hypocrisy from a billionaire.

If Gates cares about climate change he should at least attempt to be the change he wishes to see in the world.

There is literally no reason that he can’t use a cleaner form of transport apart from his own comfort.

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forgotmypw175y ago

we,re all complicit

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dvevceybrc5y ago

So Bill Gates is doing business with a firm that’s supporting fascism in the US. Nice.

brewingcode5y ago

The firm that manages his money is. Gates himself might not even be aware of this. Managing billions is not like opening an app and checking your back account.

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