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Re:Jeff Bezos Commits $10B to Address Climate Change by ericd on Monday February 17, 2020 @03:35PM (#22350472)
Carbon emissions are fungible. Rockets are fine as long as we find ways to extract an equivalent amount of carbon. And carbon capture programs need a source of revenue to be built out, so this is more helpful than him turning down his personal emissions to zero.

It sounds more like you find it unfair that he gets to live the way he does.

Re:Jeff Bezos Commits $10B to Address Climate Change by rpiguy on Monday February 17, 2020 @03:38PM (#22350501)
No I find it unfair that many celebrity climate advocates preach limited consumption while consuming vast amounts of energy, carbon, etc. themselves.
Re:Jeff Bezos Commits $10B to Address Climate Change by FillardMillmore on Monday February 17, 2020 @04:00PM (#22350706)
Unfair in what way? If you wanted, you could preach limited consumption to everyone who listens and behave in the complete opposite manner of what you preach (to the greatest degree that your personal finances allow). Is it simply a matter of degree to you? Or is it a 'principle' thing? If the latter, there's plenty of hypocrisy to be found in the world - why focus on the billionaire who just pledged $10B to a cause that will benefit us all? Aren't there also wealthy people who preach limited consumption and don't make large private donations? At least Bezos is putting his money where his mouth is.
Re:Jeff Bezos Commits $10B to Address Climate Change by ericd on Monday February 17, 2020 @03:46PM (#22350571)
I've never seen Bezos push for personal austerity, have you? He's trying to move their fleets to EVs and transition data centers to renewable energy, those aren't a limited consumption measure.
Re:Jeff Bezos Commits $10B to Address Climate Change by francisofascii on Monday February 17, 2020 @04:00PM (#22350713)
A celebrity advocate who pays millions in offsets probably thinks it is unfair when comparing themselves to other celebrities who do not.