Outrage as billionaire climate warriors Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos celebrate Microsoft co-founder’s 66th birthday on a $2M-a-week yacht off coast of Turkey where Amazon boss flew in on gas-guzzling helicopter
- Bill Gates invited fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos to his birthday bash in Turkey
- Gates, who is worth $136 billion, transported his 50 guests by helicopter from his $2million-a-week rental yacht ‘Lana’ to the Sea Me Beach club in Fethiye
- He invited the world’s richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos – who is worth $195.9 billion – to celebrate the day with him and his friends
- It’s Gates’ first birthday celebration since announcing his divorce to wife of 27 years Melinda Gates, with whom he shares three children
- Guests enjoyed a menu offering local seafood, sushi, pizza, and champagne
- Both Gates and Bezos have spoken in the past about the need to combat climate change and reduce carbon footprint
- The Blue Origin founder is said to have made the 120-mile round trip journey by chopper from Govoka to the resort town of Fethiye
- The jet fuel used to power helicopters emits 21.095 pounds of carbon dioxide per gallon burned
- Both Bezos and Gates are reportedly staying on superyachts – each of which emits 7,020 tons of carbon dioxide per year, or 19 tons per day