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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026 so I can run a global business from Australia, and still be a constantly present dad \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Billionaire climate campaigner Mike Cannon-Brookes defends buying private jet and sponsoring F1 team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlassian co-founder says he has \u2018extremely rigorous carbon regime\u2019 but makes \u2018hard tradeoff\u2019 to run global business and be \u2018a constantly present dad\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham Readfearn<\/a>
Fri 14 Mar 2025 15.06 AEDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian billionaire and outspoken climate advocate Mike Cannon-Brookes<\/a> has defended buying a private jet and his company\u2019s new sponsorship of the Williams Formula One racing team.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Cannon-Brookes sought to explain the reasons why he bought the jet and Atlassian\u2019s F1 sponsorship in an almost-500 word post to LinkedIn, hours after the Australian Financial Review<\/a> had written about the billionaire\u2019s new jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estimated to be worth US$13bn by Forbes, Cannon-Brookes said he bought a private jet \u201cso I can run a global business from Australia, and still be a constantly present dad\u201d which was a \u201chard, continual tradeoff I\u2019ve decided to make\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the sponsorship of the Williams F1 team, Cannon-Brookes said he appreciated \u201cthe double take\u201d on the deal because \u201ccars=fuel\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt probably comes as no surprise, I have an extremely rigorous carbon regime for all my flying \u2013 including using direct air capture and sustainable fuels for the carbon and contrails, to far exceed my flight footprint,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/mar\/14\/mike-cannon-brookes-f1-williams-sponsorship-atlassian-private-jet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s OK Mike, we at WUWT understand, believe me we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this has implications for the rest of us family guys \u2013 we love our kids every bit as much as Mike loves his.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that a leading green has set the acceptable family man carbon allowance at the level of CO2 emitted by flying multiple times per week in a private jet and sponsoring a Formula 1 racing team, I think most of us with a little personal sacrifice could match that level of climate activism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I only have one question.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike, back in 2019 your company Atlassian offered paid leave to employees who participate in climate protests. Does this offer still apply to employees who attend a green blockade of your private jet? Or do they have to make sure they blockade someone elses private jet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big Tech Offers Paid Leave to Climate Protest “Volunteers”<\/a><\/blockquote>