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Private planes, mansions and superyachts: What gives billionaires like Musk and Abramovich such a massive carbon footprint

  • Written by Richard Wilk, Distinguished Professor and Provost's Professor of Anthropology; Director of the Open Anthropology Institute, Indiana University
imageYachts, such as Roman Abramovich's "Eclipse," make up the biggest share of emissions for billionaires who own one.AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau

Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have been vying for the world’s richest person ranking all year after the former’s wealth soared a staggering US$160 billion in 2020, putting...

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