Could Tech bros like Mike Cannon-Brookes become the new climate pariahs?

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Could tech bros like Mike Cannon-Brookes become the new climate pariahs?

Colin Kruger Senior business reporter November 7, 2025 — 6.12pm

Conflicted climate warrior and tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is a perfect illustration of the world’s troubled path to a sustainable future as he attempts to straddle the contradictions of being a green evangelist, a tech titan and an enthusiastic member of the ultra-wealthy set.

His first two hats have usually gone hand in hand. Big tech has traditionally been at the forefront when it comes to aggressive goals for a zero-carbon footprint.

So when Cannon-Brookes was forced to fess up in March that he had acquired a Bombardier Global 7500, the world’s largest purpose-built private jet, he quick