Bill Gates $70 million Gulfstream N887WM at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith on Australia visit

Tech billionaire Bill Gates zips around Australia in his $70 million private jet while preaching about the dangers of climate change that will only get worse over time.

The Microsoft founder and the world’s fourth-richest person is in Australia with representatives from his company Breakthrough Energy, which claims to drive innovation in sustainable energy and technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Gates relaxed on Lizard Island in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef before flying the Gulfstream jet, one of two he owns, to Sydney on Saturday for a meeting with Anthony Albanese.

His $70 million Gulfstream, which was spotted on the Kingsford Smith tarmac as he made his way to the Australian Prime Minister’s official residence, Kirribilli House, to speak on climate change and energy challenges, is outfitted with some of the equipment most high-tech of any private jet on the planet.

Gates also addressed the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney on Monday to share his views on global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the environment.

“Climate change does not yet have the negative effects of a disease like malaria, which kills 400,000 children a year,” Gates told attendees.

“The reason climate change is worth investing massively in is because it will get worse and worse over time.”

“If you allow warming to get to an extreme level, all kinds of natural ecosystems will disappear and in all kinds of places in the world you can’t work outdoors.”

“So in tropical areas agriculture would be impossible, working outdoors for much of the year would be impossible.”

Gates believes there is “no chance” of limiting warming to the Paris climate target of 1.5°C, while a 2°C target is also “highly unlikely”.

“The key is to minimize heating as much as possible,” Gates said.

“At this point, staying below 2.5°C would be fantastic. I think that is possible.

He added that it was “great to have Australia on board for the weather” after the country had been “an outlier until very recently”.

Bill Gates’ private jet was spotted at Mascot on Saturday after he arrived in Sydney for a four-day visit.

He believes that the US and Australian policies towards China require a more conciliatory and cooperative political approach to addressing climate change.

“I see the rise of China as a great victory for the world … the current mentality in the United States towards China, and that is reciprocated, is kind of a lose-lose mentality,” Gates said.

“That could be very self-fulfilling in a very negative way.”

Gates will fly to Melbourne on Wednesday for the final five days of the Australian Open tennis grand slam.

Gates owns four private planes, which has drawn criticism from his supporters.

The private jet collection is reportedly worth $194 million and includes two Gulfstream G650ERs worth $70 million each and can carry up to 18 passengers.

Bill Gates (pictured) warned at a Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney on Monday that climate change will get worse over time.

In his 2021 book titled Avoiding Weather Disasters, Gates admitted to being an “imperfect messenger” as he lives in big houses and travels on a private plane.

“I am aware that I am an imperfect messenger on climate change,” he wrote.

“The world isn’t exactly short of rich men with great ideas about what other people should do, or who think technology can solve any problem.”

And I have big houses and I fly in private planes; I actually took one to Paris for the climate conference, so who am I to lecture on the environment?

I plead guilty to all three charges. I can’t deny that I’m a rich guy with an opinion. I believe, however, that it is an informed opinion, and I am always trying to learn more.’

Bill Gates owns four private jets, despite his complaints about climate change. In the photo, one of his planes in Sydney.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and the dog Toto welcomed Bill Gates (right) to their home at Kirribilli House on Saturday.

Bill Gates warns Australia to prepare for the next pandemic, which could be man-made and much more brutal than Covid

By Aidan Wondracz for Daily Mail Australia

Tech billionaire Bill Gates has warned Australia to be prepared for the next pandemic, which could be man-made and much more brutal.

Gates told the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney on Monday that political leaders needed to put their differences aside and work together to prepare for the next virus.

He called for more global cooperation, using the Covid-19 pandemic as an example of how countries could improve their response by working together.

He called for more global cooperation, using the Covid-19 pandemic as an example of how countries could improve their response if they worked together.

“Compare the economic cost of being ready for the next one with the cost of this one, more than $10 trillion in economic loss,” he said.

“With the pandemic, we were fools not to have the tools, practice and global capacity to stand by like we do with fires or earthquakes.”

Gates praised Australia’s policies to help keep infection rates low before vaccines were rolled out.

“Some of the things that stand out are that Australia and seven other countries did population-scale diagnostics early on and had quarantine policies,” he said.

“That meant it kept the level of infection down in that first year when there were no vaccines.”

The Microsoft founder turned philanthropist said a stable international order based on mutual political will is needed to deal with future pandemics.

“The only thing that still hangs in the balance is whether we will have the global capacity and at the regional and national level that would mean that when a (infectious disease) threat arises we act in such a way that it doesn’t go global.” ‘ said Gates.

“We need to be doing a comprehensive national and regional pandemic preparedness exercise every five years, and you need a global group that is rating everyone.”

Gates has vowed to donate half his fortune to good causes and try to bring equality to the healthcare, energy and education industries.

Gates praised Australia’s policies to help keep infection rates low before vaccines were rolled out.

The Microsoft founder turned philanthropist said a stable international order based on mutual political will is needed to deal with future pandemics.

‘There is this huge failure of market capitalism to consider some of the needs of the poorest. Their voice in the market is very small,” he said.

“You can literally save lives for $1,000 and there’s not much around that should be as rewarding as that.”

He criticized the United States under the leadership of Donald Trump by threatening to withdraw from the World Health Organization and withhold funding.

Gates advocated for a reinforcement of resources for the international health organization.