It doesn't sound to me like the people in this group necessarily have much influence on environmental practices and the industries involved or on geopolitics. And one can't assume other people of similar levels of wealth think similarly. Or even what the men involved in this meeting actually think.

The entire article is assumptions built upon assumptions, with specious accusations and labeling throughout. It is sad to see much of the same in the comments.

Further, I find myself questioning whether this meeting even happened. This reads like scenario invented so the author could get paid for a "think" piece.

I wonder how much was his writing and how much was editing by others?