Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s $500 million yacht is reportedly not very climate friendly.
An analysis by Indiana University researchers found his $500 million superyacht apparently generates thousands of tons of carbon emissions annually, the New York Post reported Saturday.
However, Bezos previously pledged to shell out billions of dollars in the fight against so-called “climate change,” the outlet noted.
“The Amazon founder’s 417-foot sailing yacht ‘Koru,’ produces an astounding minimum of 7,154 tons of greenhouse gasses annually — roughly 447 times the entire annual carbon footprint of your average American, the Indiana researchers found,” the report stated.
Video footage shows Koru on its maiden voyage after it reportedly finished traveling from the Netherlands to Gibraltar in April:
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