Bill Gates joins Blackstone in bid to buy British private jet firm

[_Microft]

> 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.

[Schiendelman]

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.

[fiftyacorn]

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

[Schiendelman]

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.

[dvevceybrc]

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

[brewingcode]

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.