By definition, a billionaire is a person possessing assets worth at least a billion pounds or dollars. However, this definition doesn’t mention the aftermath of owning and using these amazing assets. The Guardian published an article highlighting an analysis by Oxfam and US researchers on twelve of the world’s wealthiest billionaires. According to their findings, this group of tycoons, including Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, Bill Gates, Larry Page, Michael Dell, Elon Musk, and Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, among others, produces more greenhouse gas emissions than the annual energy emissions of 2 million homes.

The Koru, which is 417-foot-long, took three years to build, is the largest sailing vessel, with triple masts reaching 230 feet. Despite using wind power thanks to its massive sails, the schooner also relies on 2 MTU engines for propulsion when the sails are not deployed. The Oceanco ship is not a zero-emission superyacht and produces environment-damaging air pollutants as any other vessel of its size when powered by its diesel engines.

Even at the time of writing, the humongous sailing yacht is en route on a 4,000 mile journey from Gibraltar to the Americas and has currently gone dark somewhere in West Africa.

Koru megayacht sails with a $75 million shadow vessel, Abeona –
The Koru megayacht alone pollutes as much as 1,521 people or 450 Americans annually. This figure doesn’t even include the pollution caused by its $75 million support vessel, Abeona. The shadow vessel, trailing the massive 417-footer, comes with an arsenal of toys and tenders, including a helicopter for Bezos’s flying enthusiast fiancée Lauren Sanchez. The 246-foot Damen yachting vessel is powered by a pair of 16-cylinder diesel MTU engines producing 3,046hp at 1800rpm, along with harmful emissions.