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Brenda

(2,053 posts)
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:54 PM Nov 2025

Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Climate Denier Bjrn Lomborg's Think Tank

Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by the Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg, according to U.S. tax records reviewed by DeSmog.

Those views align closely with a controversial memo Gates recently published during the lead-up to the United Nations COP30 climate summit now underway in Belém, Brazil, in which the philanthropist, who is worth an estimated $118 billion, argued that climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise.”

Gates’ arguments have drawn outcries of dismay from some of the world’s top climate scientists, who have pointed out that “this memo is already being championed by those seeking to misinform and sow doubt about climate change and delay climate progress — up to and including the executive branch of the United States government,” as tweeted by climate scientist Daniel Swain.

A big Fuck You Bill Gates. Pretty sure you're in the Epstein files and should be outed and brought to justice like all the other sick fucks.

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/bill-gates-gave-3-5m-to-climate-denier-bjorn-lomborgs-think-tank/
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Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Climate Denier Bjrn Lomborg's Think Tank (Original Post) Brenda Nov 2025 OP
Well, yeah, we probably won't all go extinct. "Some will live, for a time, deep underground" kinda shit. AZJonnie Nov 2025 #1
Bet tintinvotes Nov 2025 #2
In your view, what will it lead to Mr Gates? Prairie_Seagull Nov 2025 #3
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Nov 2025 #4
Good grief - I though Gates was one of the good guys (kinda). Disaffected Nov 2025 #5
Climate is out, Data Centers are in leftstreet Nov 2025 #8
Yeah, so did I... His ex wife Melinda Gates Cha Nov 2025 #11
Yes, and Bezos' ex as well. Disaffected Nov 2025 #15
I think Gates and Lomborg are trying to say that there's still hope. It is a serious issue. We must take action. If we Doodley Nov 2025 #6
lolololol Brenda Nov 2025 #10
No, no. Gates is right. -misanthroptimist Nov 2025 #7
Also, consider what happens to the air... ananda Nov 2025 #9
Fortunately, methane doesn't stay in the atmosphere... -misanthroptimist Nov 2025 #12
Thanks. ananda Nov 2025 #13
The plutocrats are not going to give up their private jets and mega yachts without a fight. Borogove Nov 2025 #14

AZJonnie

(3,701 posts)
1. Well, yeah, we probably won't all go extinct. "Some will live, for a time, deep underground" kinda shit.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:08 PM
Nov 2025

After the nuclear wars over rapidly dwindling global resources combined with the catastrophic effect of ACC meeting with an unprepared, overpopulated cohort of humanity, collectively staring in disbelief over the "massive and sudden shift" in climate that in turn REQUIRES global resources we no longer have.

It's gonna be swell, Bill.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,688 posts)
3. In your view, what will it lead to Mr Gates?
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:11 PM
Nov 2025

Humans evolving gills or air filters? In order to say something like that. He needs a vision of the future on whatever level.

Did AI tell him that?

I think it is seriously bad form to not answer my obvious questions.

Disaffected

(6,399 posts)
5. Good grief - I though Gates was one of the good guys (kinda).
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:29 PM
Nov 2025

What is it about being a billionaire that makes you stupid??

Cha

(319,062 posts)
11. Yeah, so did I... His ex wife Melinda Gates
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:48 PM
Nov 2025

seems to be.

Climate Change Denying is Huge.. It's only our Planet For Future Generations.

Wonder how Bill feels about New Nazi Fascism taking over OOR Country? Is he all onboard with that like Bezos & Fuckerberg?

Doodley

(11,911 posts)
6. I think Gates and Lomborg are trying to say that there's still hope. It is a serious issue. We must take action. If we
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:31 PM
Nov 2025

resign ourselves to the end of the world is near scenarios, we will give up on taking action. We should take action but not overlook current global disease and malnutrition.

Brenda

(2,053 posts)
10. lolololol
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:46 PM
Nov 2025

global disease and malnutrition.

Bill Gates doesn't give one fuck about those things. His organizations referring to them are called Tax Shelters.

-misanthroptimist

(1,615 posts)
7. No, no. Gates is right.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:32 PM
Nov 2025

All we have to do is figure out how to live with decade-long droughts and severe weather destroying our crops, and how to live without water. That should be easy!

-misanthroptimist

(1,615 posts)
12. Fortunately, methane doesn't stay in the atmosphere...
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:56 PM
Nov 2025

...all that long. Unfortunately, it largely breaks down into H20...and CO2. Just what we need.

I'll tell you what would keep me up nights if I was young. Blue-green algae.

Borogove

(623 posts)
14. The plutocrats are not going to give up their private jets and mega yachts without a fight.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:19 PM
Nov 2025
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