Mike Cannon-Brookes led outdoors after he and his family had wrapped to Melbourne on his new $ 80 million private jet, even though he is an avid campaigner of climate change.
The Atlassian billionaire has bought a Bombardier 7500-Jet, which is appreciated between $ 75 million and $ 80 million, after a messy split by his ex-wife Annie.
Mr. Cannon-Brookes admitted that he had a 'deep internal conflict' about the purchase of the aircraft, but decided it for various reasons.
“Personal security is the main reason (an unfortunate reality of my world), but also so that I can run a global company from Australia and still be a constantly present father,” he wrote on LinkedIn.
“So this is a difficult, constant assessment that I decided to make.”
Aussies were furious after it was one of the travels, was in Melbourne for Formula 1 – after working with the Sparteling British team Williams.
Cannon-Brookes was seen on Saturday with his three children and father Mike Cannon-Brookes SNR who goes on board from Sydney Airport on Saturday.
“The carbon emission of the poor family is the problem, but the regular F1 and private rays are ok for the environment?” A user on social media wrote on Facebook.
Mike Cannon-Brookes led outdoors after he and his family had stepped to Melbourne on his new $ 80 million private jet, even though he is an avid campaigner of climate change
The Atlassian billionaire has bought a Bombardier 7500-Jet, which is appreciated between $ 75 million and $ 80 million, after a messy split from his ex-wife Annie
“Make it logical.”
'Mike Cannon-Brookes is' sincere' concerned about CO2 emissions and the environment. Probably, these cars are all electric? “said another.
“Probably Mike's new private jet is also electric … hypocritical!”
Another said that the billionaire could not have justified the purchase.
“It is always interesting when climate activists balance the advocacy with luxury lifestyle,” he said.
“He honestly thinks that people will feel sorry for him in his decision to buy a private jet … What an environmental hypocrite,” wrote a fourth.
“If he really believed, he would give up all his wealth and toys and lead a simple life, which ordinary people will all do as climate activists such as hypocrites as he have their way,” said another.
The purchase of Mr. Cannon-Brookes became public on Thursday.
The Air Charter Service website says that the plane is 'one of the world's largest and longest ordered business jets', equipped with four living spaces, a full kitchen and a special crew zone
Mr. Cannon-Brookes dealt with both issues of owning a private jet such as supporting F1
The Air Charter Service website says that the plane is 'one of the world's largest and longest ordered business jets', equipped with four living spaces, a full kitchen and a special crew zone.
Cannon-Brookes treated both issues of owning a private jet and supporting F1 in his LinkedIn post.
“I can appreciate the double take on Atlassian's F1 sponsorship because … cars = fuel,” he said.
'I had conversations with the FIA ​​and am impressed by their plans to reach Zero.
“F1 can set a worldwide example for sustainability in sports – and I believe it will do that.”
He acknowledges that private air travel is also 'carbon intensive' and 'one of the most difficult sectors to cover'.
But Mr. Cannon-Brookes said that although his 'extremely rigorous carbon regime' may not be practical on commercial flights, it is viable for private.
“This means that my flights actually have a net negative CO2 footprint.”
Cannon-Brookes left his followers with the promise that he is just as committed to the climate as always.
“I am still pretty damn to be dealing with on a large scale with a large -scale, the removal of huge amounts of emissions through active investments and philanthropy … and have the proud scars to prove it.”
Not only is Mr. Cannon-Brookes juggling with his Australian software company Atlassian, but he is still in the middle of a loaded separation.
The Tech -Mogul, who has collected a stunning fortune of around $ 24.38 billion according to the last list of a rich assessment, divided by Annie, his wife of 13 years, in 2023.
The news of the divorce raised questions about how the couple would yield their fortune, in addition to a real estate empire of $ 300 million.
This included the 1.1 hectare Fairwater Estate, the home of the late Lady Mary Fairfax, which they acquired in 2018 for $ 100 million.
Just before the few Split, in June 2023, she also fell out $ 14.25 million to buy a house in Newport, on the northern beaches of Sydney, neighboring $ 24.5 million estate that they bought in 2020.
