Bill Gates said the world needs more entrepreneurs like Elon Musk to take on climate change.
“I think what Elon has done with Tesla is fantastic. It’s, you know, probably the biggest contribution to showing us that electric cars are part of how we solve climate change,” Gates told Andrew Ross Sorkin of CNBC in an interview aired Thursday morning. a “Squawk Box”. “We need a lot of Elon Musks, including those working in these super tough categories,” he said, suggesting areas like steel and cement.
The billionaire philanthropist also pointed to Musk’s carbon removal challenge, announced last month. Musk said on Twitter that he would give $ 100 million to get a prize for the best technology capable of capturing carbon dioxide.
“Elon has won a carbon capture award, which is amazing,” added Gates, who has a new book called “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” It comes at a crucial time, as global carbon dioxide emissions have skyrocketed over the past century, leading to global warming and unprecedented climate change.
“I think he should be very proud of what he’s done,” Gates said.
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