I also write about why I’m optimistic about the world’s climate progress. Most of my climate and energy work is done throughBreakthrough Energy, although the Gates Foundation is helping people in low- and middle-income countries adapt to a warming world. I also continue to privately fund ...
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Bill Gates told President-elect Donald Trump last month that energy and climate change provide a "chance for American leadership." The exchange between the two billionaires occurred in a post-election phone call, the details of which were not originally known. In a brief interview yesterday with...
All of this matters because the world needs to make a big bet on nuclear. As I wrote in my bookHow to Avoid a Climate Disaster, we need nuclear power if we’re going to meet the world’s growing need for energy while also eliminating carbon emissions. None of the other clean sources ...
This is Bill Gates's blog, where he shares about the people he meets, the books he's reading, and what he's learning. Read, watch, and join the conversation!
This is Bill Gates's blog, where he shares about the people he meets, the books he's reading, and what he's learning. Read, watch, and join the conversation!
TerraPower, a company founded by Bill Gates, says it plans to start building the first of a new generation of nuclear power plants in the US in June, joining a race with Russian and Chinese rivals to develop and export lower-cost reactors. Chris Levesque
Geological testing takes place on the proposed site of a nuclear power plant south of the town of Kemmerer, Wyo., Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. The future construction built with backing from Bill Gates, The Department of Energy and Rocky Mountain Power will be one of the United State's first...
BILL GATES: Of non-Russian fuel-- MARGARET BRENNAN: Of non-russian fuel-- BILL GATES: That's right. MARGARET BRENNAN: So how long before the U.S. can rely on its own fuel for these nuclear reactors? Can America become completely energy independent if it's actually switching to nuclear?
issues are such that, unless we rebuild the reactor with a whole new design that’s utterly different in terms of economics and safety, that will be a dead end. And so that’s what I’m trying to do with [nuclear energy company]TerraPower[where Gates serves as chairman of the board]....