Bill Gates And Billionaire Buddies Invest $1 Billion In Clean Energy Fund To Fight Climate Change
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates is heading a $1 billion venture fund that will invest in clean energy technology to combat climate change.
Some of the world’s wealthiest business leaders are joining forces with Gates on the Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund, including Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma. The combined net worth of the fund’s directors is roughly $170 billion, according to Quartz.
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