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The billionaires have shown generosity in Glasgow for COP26. But for Greenpeace, the presence of these wealthy men is a way of making people forget the climate impact of their businesses.
The richest men in the world at the bedside of the planet. In Glasgow (Scotland) Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon which promotes space tourism, made a colossal commitment during the COP26, the climate change conference. “I am pleased to make a pledge of $ 2 billion allocated to restore nature and transform the food system”said Jeff Bezos. This money is intended for Africa to finance an 8,000 km wall of trees. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, also came. He announced that he was offering $ 315 million to support vulnerable farmers.
It is now rumored that the billionaire Elon Musk could in turn travel to Glasgow to donate. For Greenpeace, the arrival of these billionaires is indecent. “What we need at this COP26 are political decisions by States, not the climate charity of great fortunes (…) while their companies destroy the planet”, critic Clément Sénéchal, spokesperson for Greenpeace France. Today, the money of great fortunes devoted to the climate does not weigh very heavily: only 2% private donations.