Billionaire climate campaigner Mike Cannon-Brookes defends buying private jet and sponsoring F1 team
Atlassian co-founder says he has ‘extremely rigorous carbon regime’ but makes ‘hard tradeoff’ to run global business and be ‘a constantly present dad’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian billionaire and outspoken climate advocate Mike Cannon-Brookes has defended buying a private jet and his company’s new sponsorship of the Williams Formula One racing team.Cannon-Brookes admitted to “deep internal conflict” over the purchase of the jet, reportedly a Bombardier 7500, but claimed that technology to directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere, and the use of sustainable jet fuel, would cancel emissions from his flights. Continue reading...
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Atlassian co-founder says he has ‘extremely rigorous carbon regime’ but makes ‘hard tradeoff’ to run global business and be ‘a constantly present dad’
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The Australian billionaire and outspoken climate advocate Mike Cannon-Brookes has defended buying a private jet and his company’s new sponsorship of the Williams Formula One racing team.
Cannon-Brookes admitted to “deep internal conflict” over the purchase of the jet, reportedly a Bombardier 7500, but claimed that technology to directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere, and the use of sustainable jet fuel, would cancel emissions from his flights. Continue reading...
