From Watts Up With That?

Essay by Eric Worrall

I wonder if rich kid climate activists will continue feeling the enthusiasm, when their family private jet or super yacht gets targeted?

Spanish activists vandalise superyacht in Ibiza believed to belong to billionaire Walmart heiress

By CNN 4:05am Jul 18, 2023

Spanish environmental activists have spray-painted a superyacht moored in Ibiza.

Activists from the environmental group Futuro Vegetal posted a video showing them standing in front of the superyacht named Kaos, holding a banner that says: “You Consume Others Suffer.” The activists then sprayed the vessel with red and black paint.

“The richest 1 per cent of the world population pollutes more than the poorest 50 per cent,” the activists said in the video.

It follows a similar act on Friday, when the group spray-painted a private jet at the Ibiza airport, leading to the runway to be shut down for several hours, Futuro Vegetal said.

Read more: https://www.9news.com.au/world/climate-change-update-spanish-activists-vandalise-superyacht-in-ibiza-believed-to-belong-to-billionaire-walmart-heiress/91e61dc3-0825-427c-81ab-8642f2dd3ae0

Rich kids climate activists whose families own these toys apparently pressure their parents to buy carbon offsets, so they would no doubt be shocked and dismayed if their family transport was targeted.

There is a bigger issue. I can’t help thinking Futuro Vegetal is biting the hand which feeds it. I mean where would COP conferences be without private jets?

Sharm el sheik (COP27) is surrounded by dangerous places no sane person would sail through in a luxury private yacht. Even the Persian Gulf and the UAE, the site of the upcoming COP28, have piracy problems. Iranian forces sometimes board passing ships for allegedly arbitrary reasons, a problem which may grow worse as Iran experiences continued deterioration of their economy.

And of course, who would want to turn up to an event like the annual WEF Davos conference in public transport?

I guess time will tell whether private jet owning climate dilettantes who allegedly provide much of the funding for these groups threaten to pull that funding if their personal toys are messed up.