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Brenda

(1,873 posts)
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:54 PM Saturday

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 Saturday OP
Well, yeah, we probably won't all go extinct. "Some will live, for a time, deep underground" kinda shit. AZJonnie Saturday #1
Bet tintinvotes Saturday #2
In your view, what will it lead to Mr Gates? Prairie_Seagull Saturday #3
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Saturday #4
Good grief - I though Gates was one of the good guys (kinda). Disaffected Saturday #5
Climate is out, Data Centers are in leftstreet Saturday #8
Yeah, so did I... His ex wife Melinda Gates Cha Saturday #11
Yes, and Bezos' ex as well. Disaffected Saturday #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 Saturday #6
lolololol Brenda Saturday #10
No, no. Gates is right. -misanthroptimist Saturday #7
Also, consider what happens to the air... ananda Saturday #9
Fortunately, methane doesn't stay in the atmosphere... -misanthroptimist Saturday #12
Thanks. ananda Saturday #13
The plutocrats are not going to give up their private jets and mega yachts without a fight. Borogove Saturday #14

AZJonnie

(2,250 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, 05:08 PM
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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

(4,553 posts)
3. In your view, what will it lead to Mr Gates?
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:11 PM
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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

(6,009 posts)
5. Good grief - I though Gates was one of the good guys (kinda).
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:29 PM
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What is it about being a billionaire that makes you stupid??

Cha

(315,774 posts)
11. Yeah, so did I... His ex wife Melinda Gates
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:48 PM
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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

(11,514 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, 05:31 PM
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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

(1,873 posts)
10. lolololol
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:46 PM
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global disease and malnutrition.

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

-misanthroptimist

(1,529 posts)
7. No, no. Gates is right.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:32 PM
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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

(1,529 posts)
12. Fortunately, methane doesn't stay in the atmosphere...
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:56 PM
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...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

(316 posts)
14. The plutocrats are not going to give up their private jets and mega yachts without a fight.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 07:19 PM
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