Teaching Kids Green Energy—While Flying Private Jets

Boundless Earth and Mike Cannon-Brookes

• 💡 The organization Boundless Earth aims to accelerate climate solutions for Australia, striving for the country to become a renewable energy superpower by 2030.
• 🔑 This initiative is backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes, an Australian billionaire, co-founder of Atlassian, and a prominent climate advocate.

Billionaire's Lifestyle vs. Advocacy

• ✈️ Mike Cannon-Brookes owns a luxurious Bombardier Global 7500 private jet, noted as one of the largest and most polluting business jets, and also sponsors a Formula 1 team.
• 💬 He has faced public criticism for his high-emission lifestyle while advocating for climate action, with reports mentioning his "deep internal conflict" on the matter.

Educational Resources for Australian Children

• 📚 Cannon-Brookes' Boundless Earth collaborates with Cool.org, a platform providing curriculum-aligned educational resources for Australian teachers and students.
• 🌱 These resources include modules like "Caring for Country" and "Combatting Misinformation", with Boundless Earth serving as a philanthropic funder.

Promoting Clean Energy and Defining Misinformation

• ✅ The educational materials promote the benefits of solar power, wind power, and electric vehicles as accurate information, stating that clean energy investments reduce carbon emissions.
• ⚠️ They also showcase examples of what they label as misinformation, specifically targeting content critical of renewable energy, such as "The Renewable Energy Myth".

The Hypocrisy Highlighted

• 🔥 The Bombardier Global 7500 jet burns 1,700 to 2,000 litres of fuel per hour, equivalent to about 12 barrels of oil hourly, making it extremely fuel-intensive.
• 🎯 The video highlights the stark contrast between Cannon-Brookes funding climate education for children and his personal use of a highly polluting private jet.