Bill Gates encourages the spread of an epidemic more dangerous than Corona ... Details
The billionaire founder Bill Gates of Microsoft is known for his philanthropic work in various fields, however, in recent decades, the businessman has focused on issues that serve the environment, including global warming, which Gates considers one of the most common problems facing humanity.
According to the Russian agency Sputnik, he has led many initiatives in research and development in the field of clean energy, but recently he was accused of hypocrisy after he took up the cause of stopping climate change and at the same time he bought a private aircraft company.
Gate subsidiary Cascade Investment is seeking to acquire Signature Aviation for aircraft services, and the former already owns a 19% stake in the company.
This news comes just a month before the publication of his book "How to Avoid a Climate Catastrophe: The Solutions We Have and What We Need". In contrast, according to the data shown on the aircraft company's website, it handled 1.6 million private flights in 2019.
The average person who travels on regular commercial flights produces 10 tons of carbon dioxide, which traps the heat from the sun and thus leads to climate change, according to a recent survey by the British research organization Common Wealth, and an individual who travels on private jets produces between 4 To 15 times carbon dioxide.
In the summer Gates wrote an article saying that climate change is much more dangerous than the Corona virus epidemic, in which he said, "If you want to understand the kind of damage that climate change will cause, research Covid-19 and the effects of climate change over a much longer period of time than the Corona epidemic, The loss of life and economic damage caused by this epidemic is equal to what would happen if we did not eliminate global carbon emissions. "
"The range of potential impacts from climate change and from COVID-19 varies depending on the economic model being used, but it is clear that within the next decade or two, the economic damage from climate change is likely to be much greater," he added.
"The spread of a pandemic of the size of Covid-19 is bad, although it comes every 10 years," Gates wrote. "Also, by the end of the century, it will be much worse if the world stays on its current emissions path."
In contrast, Gates previously admitted that owning private jets was a pleasure, and in 2019, a study conducted by Lund University in Sweden revealed that Gates is the worst polluter in the world among celebrities, and the research said he flew 59 times on private jets producing 1,600 tons. Of carbon dioxide.
In a previous article he wrote on the dangers of climate change, Gates noted that the solution is not to drive or fly less, but to develop and use clean energy.
