Climate elites should check their privilege

Published February 17, 2021 12:00pm ET



Private jets, yacht parties, fancy receptions, and award ceremonies — I’m sure you can conjure up an image of what this lifestyle may look like and who lives it. While you may have envisioned Hollywood actors, pop stars, or Silicon Valley tech giants, I’m actually describing another demographic: climate elites.

At first glance, the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and climate czar John Kerry may seem to have little overlap, but there is more they share than a desire for climate action, and that is hypocrisy.

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