Mark Zuckerberg hit with backlash after pulling into remote port in $300 million superyacht: 'He's thinking wrong'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Mark Zuckerberg's $300 million superyacht didn't get a warm welcome when it arrived in Longyearbyen, a remote town in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. As the Meta CEO explored Arctic waters aboard his massive vessel called Launchpad, accompanied by a $30 million support ship named Wingman, climate activists staged a protest, sounding alarms over the environmental cost of the billionaire's visit, the Hindustan Times reported.

Protesters marched through Longyearbyen with banners and whistles, calling out what they saw as a jarring example of climate hypocrisy in one of the most vulnerable ecosystems on the planet.

"If he thinks he can come to one of the most threatened and fragile places in the world with two yachts (while one of them emits 40 tons of CO2 per hour), without being criticized, he's thinking wrong," read a post from local activist group Arctic Climate Action Svalbard (@arcticclimateaction), as reported by NRK.

The message didn't stop at emissions. Protesters also criticized Zuckerberg for the broader harm caused by Meta's platforms.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mark-zuckerberg-hit-backlash-pulling-100000865.html

[riversedge]

1. .....Zuckerberg's yachts have become symbols of a widening climate gap: .....

whow. that is a whole lot of fuel!!



.........Zuckerberg's yachts have become symbols of a widening climate gap: the ultra-rich using high-emission transport in places already bearing the brunt of rising global temperatures. The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average, according to one study. Meanwhile, superyachts such as Launchpad can burn thousands of gallons of fuel per day, releasing as much pollution in a few hours as the average person does in a year.

[popsdenver]

3. I think the author

meant CO, not CO2

[William Seger]

6. CO2 is the greenhouse gas

It's produced by whatever percentage of the fuel had complete combustion. CO and soot are produced by incomplete combustion, but they don't retain heat in the atmosphere.

[popsdenver]

16. I thought the author was referring to the

Carbon Monoxide the two boats engines produced........

[erronis]

7. It is the CO2 released that is used to derive impacts on global warming.

CO is also produced if there is inefficient combustion but is isn't considered a green-house gas. It rapidly combines with other molecules (which can lead to other harmful byproducts.)

Most modern fossil-fuel burning engines are very efficient and have catalytic converters to remove residual CO if present. Even zuck is smart enough to not want to die from CO inhalation.

[popsdenver]

17. I thought the author was referring to

Carbon Monoxide the two boats engines produced........

[BadgerMom]

2. They are seen.

And I’m pretty sure it surprises them because they exist in such a privileged bubble. I hope that bubble is popped soon. It likely won’t be in the US, but other countries could do it.

[Fil1957]

4. I am constantly mystified by how "brain dead" so many of these billionaires seem to be. They may not be as smart as

they think they are, but they're definitely not stupid. Yes, I know they live in a bubble, but if they had just the minimal amount of curiosity about the world around them, they wouldn't be so out of touch.

[KS Toronado]

5. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

[Cha]

8. For all his Billions.. Fuckerberg is Stupid.

[getagrip_already]

9. some of you folks are such nmeanies!

Can't someone just park their $300M toy anywhere they want without being harassed? The poor guy is just trying to live his best life, on the backs of workers, competitors, and the environment.

And all those poor 20 year old supermodels on the boat can't even put their clothes on and go into town.

You should be ashamed.

[Auggie]

10. The $300 million yacht needs a support ship? WTF?

[Mysterian]

11. Zuckerberg is a piece of shit

Nuff said.

[Martin68]

12. All of these oligarchs should be greeted this way wherever they roam.

[JoseBalow]

13. "emits 40 tons of CO2 per hour"

That seems like a lot! Is that figure right?

[Timeflyer]

14. Thank you, Norwegian activists! Call out that entitled oligarch!

[maspaha]

15. Can we replace a few Congress members with those Norwegians?

Asking for a friend