Bill Gates Confronted Over His Private Jet Use

Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, claimed that his activism on climate change does not contradict his use of private jets.

Amol Rajan, a broadcaster, was confronted by Amol Rajan during a BBC interview last Friday Bill Gates Given that he is a private pilot, it’s easy to see why his climate activism should be taken seriously.

Gates said that it was fine for him to fly privately, and that he was part the solution, not the problem.

“Well, I buy the gold standard, of funding Climeworks, to do direct air capture that far exceeds my family’s carbon footprint,” Gates said.

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Climeworks, a Swiss company that specializes in carbon dioxide air capture technology, was purchased by Gates in 2022.

The News release said:

“Today, Climeworks is proud to take its collaboration with Microsoft one step further by becoming its first long-term carbon removal supplier.”

” The two companies signed a 10-year carbon removal offtake agreement, where Climeworks will permanently remove 10’000 tons of CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere on Microsoft’s behalf.”

“This second and forward-looking commitment is one of the largest DAC agreements ever signed and proof of Microsoft’s conviction of both Climeworks’ technology and ability to scale.”

According to its Website, “Climeworks uses a technology called ‘direct air capture’ to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.”

“When the removed CO₂ is combined with underground storage, it allows the permanent removal of excess and legacy CO₂ emissions, which can no longer contribute to climate change.”

Bill Gates has added:

“So should I stay at home and not come to Kenya and learn about farming and malaria?”

“Anyway, I’m comfortable with the idea that not only am I not part of the problem by paying for the offsets, but also through the billions that my breakthrough energy group is spending that I’m part of the solution.”

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