Gates believes the energy sector suffers from a dearth of such funding, the reason much of the world is still burning coal for its power.
A readiness
to put another billion dollars of his own money into what is already a
roughly billion-dollar portfolio of energy investments was also enough
for Gates to convince 20 governments to commit to doubling their own
R&D investments within five years.
‘If we are to avoid the levels of warming that are dangerous we need to move at full speed,’ the co-founder of Microsoft told a trio of journalists including from Reuters.WHO IS IN THE CLUB?
The initial members of the club are:Mukesh AmbaniChairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries LimitedIndiaJohn ArnoldCo-chair, Laura and John Arnold FoundationUnited StatesFounder, Chairman and CEO, Salesforce.comUnited StatesJeff BezosFounder and CEO, AmazonUnited StatesHRH Prince Alwaleed bin TalalChairman of the Board of Trustees, Alwaleed PhilanthropiesSaudi ArabiaRichard BransonFounder, Virgin GroupUnited KingdomRay DalioFounder, Bridgewater AssociatesUnited StatesAliko DangoteFounder and Chief Executive, Dangote GroupNigeriaJohn DoerrGeneral Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersUnited StatesBill GatesCo-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationUnited StatesReid HoffmanFounder, LinkedIn and Partner, GreylockUnited StatesChris HohnFounder, The Children’s Investment FundUnited KingdomVinod KhoslaFounder, Khosla VenturesUnited StatesJack MaExecutive Chairman, Alibaba GroupChinaXavier NielFounder, Iliad GroupFranceNat Simons and Laura Baxter-SimonsCo-founders, Prelude VenturesUnited StatesMasayoshi SonFounder, Chairman and CEO, SoftBank Group Corp.JapanGeorge SorosChairman, Soros Fund Management LLCUnited StatesTom SteyerBusinessman, Philanthropist, and President, NextGen ClimateUnited StatesRatan TataChairman Emeritus, Tata SonsIndiaMeg WhitmanCEO, Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUnited StatesMs. Zhang Xin and Mr. Pan ShiyiCo-founder and CEO, SOHO ChinaChairman, SOHO ChinaChinaMark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla ChanFounder, Chairman and CEO, FacebookPediatrician and CEO, The Primary SchoolUnited StatesUniversity of CaliforniaOffice of the Chief Investment OfficerUnited StatesHasso PlattnerCo-founder and Chairman, SAPGermanyJulian RobertsonFounder and Chairman, Tiger ManagementUnited StatesNeil ShenFounding Managing Partner, Sequoia Capital ChinaChinaPatrice MotsepeFounder and Executive Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM)South Africa
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