things in that realm, i have experience. but in politics, i never expected him to be elected, so i m disqualified for any predictions related to him. ijust wonder what went through your mind when you saw those pictures of rioters in washington storming the capitol building? i mean, did you think that you d see that in your lifetime? no. it s deeply troubling that what you think of in sort of tinpot democracies is happening in what is supposed to be the exemplar of democracy. when we had the first pandemic in a century, he was the guy running america and i think it d be fair to say that his leadership was not always as committed to the best sciences as you have been. the us performance, which the executive branch has to take responsibility for, was quite disappointing. now, the us did a few things right, including funding a lot of the vaccine work. you know, the us government funded the most, our foundation also funded a lot,
countries should be more generous. you actually mentioned your use of a private jet. let me put it to you directly, what do you say to the charge that if you are a climate change campaigner, but you also travel around the world on a private jet, you re a hypocrite. well, i. ..i by the gold standard of funding, climeworks, to do direct air capture that far exceeds my family s carbon footprint. and i spend billions of dollars on climate innovation. so, you know, should i stay at home and not come to kenya and learn about farming and malaria? anyway, i mean, i m comfortable with the idea that not only am i not part of the problem by paying for the offsets, but also through the billions that my breakthrough energy group is spending, that i m part of the solution.
Climeworks, the world's first company to successfully absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and permanently store it underground for a paying customer has announced success.