- Google hosts climate change camp Archived Message
Posted by margo
on August 1, 2019, 11:23 am
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Prince Harry 'gives barefoot speech' at secretive Google Camp climate change conference in Italy Celebs arrived on total of 114 private jets -- Tech giants and celebrities have flocked to luxury estate in Sicily for global warming conference THE Duke of Sussex is said to have given a passionate speech about saving the planet while being watched by Naomi Campbell and Leonardo DiCaprio, among other celebrities and power brokers. It comes just a day after he revealed his determination to be kind to the planet by having no more than two children in an article with environmentalist Dr Jane Goodall in the edition of Vogue guest-edited by his wife Meghan. Tech giants and celebrities flocked to Sicily to show off their green credentials for the camp that focuses on global warming - but many failed to leave their private jets at home. More than 110 fuel-guzzling planes are scheduled to land at Palermo, the nearest airport, between now and August 4, reports Giornale di Sicilia. Others brought their super yachts to the three-day conference which has A-lister attendees including Harry Styles, Katy Perry and Bradley Cooper. Buckingham Palace refused to confirm Prince Harry's attendance at the event or how he travelled to Sicily. A spokeswoman told MailOnline: 'This is not something we are commenting on.' Prince Harry is said to be on the guest list alongside Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio for Google's Italian climate change conference this week Celebrities including Katy Perry, pictured, are attending the three-day conference in Sicily. She was dropped off on the megayacht Rising Sun, with other wealthy attendees bringing their private jets Supermodel Campbell reportedly gave a speech about Nelson Mandela. Also present but managing to avoid detection according to those reports is Tom Cruise, George Clooney and John Legend. Barack Obama and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg were also rumoured to be among those attending the event, but has not been spotted so far. Coldplay ... performed at the temple on the final night on Wednesday. 114 private planes are expected to land at Palermo Falcone Borsellino airport for Google Camp The event, created by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, sees some of the world's wealthiest business leaders and tech gurus discussing various issues in morning sessions before relaxing in the Italian sunshine in the afternoon. This year's secretive camp, where social media is banned and the itinerary locked behind a password-protected site, will focus on tackling global warming, reports the New York Post. One attendee said: 'There will likely be discussions about online privacy, politics, human rights, and of course, the environment, which makes it highly ironic that this event requires 114 private jets to happen.' A-List stars were spotted in Monaco after attending the Google Camp: Sacha Baron Cohen, Noel Gallagher, Woody Harrelson, Lars Ulrich, Bono, Matthew McConaughey, Bill Gates. There was a heavy police presence at the Google Camp. As well as private jets and megayachts, there are buses to herd guests around and a helicopter pad. On the final night, Google spends close to $100,000 renting the 2,500-year-old Valley of the Temples ruins for a concert and sit-down meal, with Sting performing there last summer. LINK https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7307197/Prince-Harry-guest-list-Googles-Italy-climate-change-conference.html |
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