Bill Gates: What companies get wrong about climate investments

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By Heather ClancyOct 28, 2025, 6:00 am120 pts
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has devoted more than $2 billion to funding zero-emissions technologies since 2015, when he founded venture firm Breakthrough Energy. A decade later, he’s adjusting his climate investment thesis to prioritize human welfare and urging investors and corporations to do the same.…

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