archive.today • Opinion | Bill Gates: Fighting Climate Change Should Be Affordable. The Rich Can Make It So. - The New York Times

I think his "Yeah, I fly all over the globe in my private jet" take is horror comedy.

Very wealthy individuals should also be making changes to their lifestyles to bring their emissions close to zero. If you fly in a private jet, as I do, you can afford the extra cost of sustainable aviation fuel made from low-carbon crops and waste. You’ll not only lower your own emissions; you’ll also help drive demand for clean fuel, which will increase the supply and eventually make it cheap enough to use more widely in commercial aircraft. That will be a game changer for reducing emissions from long-distance air travel, which remains one of the toughest climate problems.

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Edward

Wichita, KS

2h ago

Dear Mr. Gates, thanks for your concern. Having just read in these pages that ethanol is now going to be the the basis for jet fuel, I'm sure every farm in the US will now grow corn exclusively. That should be great for the purveyors of bottled water, as the aquifers will drain even faster. But private jet owners can congratulate themselves that their global emissions are pure.

How about just paying taxes?

  • StellarTabi [none/use name]
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    10 months ago

    Bill Gates is buying up all the farmland in the US because his life goal is to be the world's biggest Kulak.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      10 months ago

      "Stop complaining that 'Wah, wah, wah - Billionaires run the world.' Of course we do. Somebody has to. Look - I'm a billionaire and we billionaires need and desire everything. And that - duh - includes all the food. If you work hard and save up - you can have a carrot or whatever once in a while at a special treat. Now eat your Soylent Green, shut up, and get back to work. The speed of innovation must increase. I'm 68 and a tragedy could happen if I die before high-wealth individuals get access to life extension therapy."

    • GarfieldYaoi [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      Pardon the sectarianism, but billionaire's shameless bourgeoisie decadence has really taken the sting out of the 'totalitarian/authoritarian' label:

      The government self-righteously refusing to challenge corporate power because "muh freedumz"? Guess what, corporations replace the government and regulate us. Sure, it's okay because they paid for it and it's all their rightful property, you know, just like a king.