Australian tech billionaire and climate activist Mike Cannon-Brookes has defended his company’s sponsorship of the Williams Formula 1 team and his use of a private jet, emphasizing the need for pragmatic trade-offs in the pursuit of sustainability.

The Australian climate change activist is also sponsoring F1 and has been forced to defend both decisions as trade-offs in his journey to a decarbonized future

Billionaire private jet use has been in the spotlight in recent months. Mike Cannon-Brookes acknowledged a "deep internal conflict" on buying one.

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce slams billionaire and climate change advocate Mike Cannon-Brookes as a “hypocrite” for defending his private jet purchase.