What are your thoughts?
2006-09-21 04:30:13 · 12 answers · asked by k² 6 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
*Sigh* For those who need it to be made more obvious:
What are your thoughts on a man like Branson committing that amount of money for a cause such as combating climate change. Geez!
2006-09-21 04:35:10 · update #1
Sorry.. wrong currency. It's $3bn (£1.6bn).
Oh apparently he is worth £3bn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5368194.stm
2006-09-21 04:51:40 · update #2
well, surely stopping climate change is a worthy cause. People say stopping illiteracy and poverty are more important, but if climate change gets too out of hand (and recently scientists say we have 10 years to stop polluting the air) there will be no poor or illiterate people left to help, as they will all have died of extreme hot/cold, or the effects of it, such as starvation, increase in power prices, complete shut down of factories etc. because they did't invest in solar/wave power at the right time
so basically, i think it's great.
2006-09-21 04:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by fatal_essence 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fumes from Airliners are a major contributor to clobal warming so by getting more planes in the air to pay for the funding of global warming its only going to make matters worse, he would be better off investing that $3 billion dollars on a brain. Also climate change will happen... no matter what we do... its called evolution, we are overdue for an ice age. The earth will heat up and cool down but over hundreds or thousands of years. As for the 2 B's bush and b.liar... they say they care but wont dig into their own pockets to do anyhting about it, its not going to happen in their lives but maybe their kids, very selfish and un caring. Neither of them couldnt run a nursery without making a hash of things
2006-09-21 04:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by vampire_o3 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How much money has the man made off of polluting the atmosphere? Thumbs up for not putting ALL of it in his pocket, but he probably is aware that the EU will have to clamp down on air travel before too long. He'll get tax breaks on his charity, loads of good will and avoid aviation fuel taxes. It's all win for him.
2006-09-21 05:23:47 · answer #3 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Branson does not have £3bn. Branson is a master of using other people's money to promote himself, he was given a rail company for free, and all other virgin brands have been financed by other people. .. example. virgin airline's financed by Singapore airlines
2006-09-21 04:58:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
My thoughts on what exactly? Richard Branson? his £3bn? or climate change....?
2006-09-21 04:32:56 · answer #5 · answered by stepfordswiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is a good man, much like Ted Turner and Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
2006-09-21 04:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by Niche Jerk 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bit of a waste of money... I don't see how he'll do it. But he should be Prime Minister, it'll be nice to have a man who gives a damm!
That person above said so too! We should start a petition!
2006-09-21 04:42:55 · answer #7 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey we cant even control the weather let alone the climate. Maybe he could use all that money for some worthy cause. Just my opinion , I may be wrong.
2006-09-21 04:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by zilDaisy@yahoo.com 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
is too big for a wish list
try smaller battle like the haze in Indonesia
2006-09-21 04:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by kimht 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He hasnt got 3bn.
2006-09-21 04:47:24 · answer #10 · answered by pageys 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋