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- Oil and gas giants Chevron and Occidental are backing tech to combat carbon emissions Thu, 10 Jan 19, 12:43pmCarbon Engineering, a Canadian company developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and process it for use in enhanced oil recovery or in the creation of new synthetic fuels, has locked in financing...
- Bill Gates buys a huge chunk of land in Arizona to create a 'smart city' Tue, 14 Nov 17, 2:00amBill Gates is purchasing 25,000 acres of land in the West Valley area of Arizona, 45 minutes west of Phoenix, with the intent of building a high-tech "smart city" named Belmont...
- Worlds first negative emissions power plant opens in Iceland Sat, 14 Oct 17, 5:36amGo, Iceland! On Wednesday, the nation flipped the switch on the world’s first power plant that eliminates more CO2 than it produces. The pilot program, which is operated by Climeworks, can remove an estimated 50 metric...
- Bill Gates gives away $4.6 billion worth of Microsoft shares Wed, 16 Aug 17, 4:01amTime and time again, Bill Gates has proven himself to be quite the philanthropist. In his latest charitable act, Gates has donated 64 million shares of Microsoft - which is worth a total of $4.6 billion. The donation will...
- Bill Gates claims climate-saving energy breakthrough is only 15 years away Fri, 26 Feb 16, 5:58amAt the start of every year since 2009, Bill Gates has released an open letter along with his wife Melinda, naming their foundation's biggest goals -- and explaining how they hope to achieve them within the next 15 years...
- Bill Gates: World will deliver 'clean energy breakthrough' within 15 years Wed, 24 Feb 16, 10:10pmTech billionaire predicts innovation will deliver the clean energy the world desperately needs, but only if young people, businesses, and governments step up to the plate, reports Business Green
- Zuckerberg, Gates and other tech titans form clean energy investment coalition Tue, 1 Dec 15, 7:25amThe Breakthrough Energy Coalition includes Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Virgin Group head Richard Branson
- Obama: Paris COP21 talks are the turning point in climate change threat Tue, 1 Dec 15, 3:28amThe COP21 climate change conference kicked off today in Paris with an impassioned rallying cry from President Barack Obama. Obama told world leaders today that the UN climate conference could be a “turning point” for...
- Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg join tech titans to launch the Breakthrough Energy Coalition Tue, 1 Dec 15, 1:24amThe founders of Facebook and Microsoft are joining forces with a worldwide group of tech titans to launch the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a massive investment fund dedicated to clean energy...
- Bill Gates to launch clean energy project on sidelines of Paris climate talks Sat, 28 Nov 15, 3:17amMicrosoft co-founder will announce multi-billion-dollar Initiative Cleantech on opening day of two-week climate summit alongside Barack Obama
- Bill Gates pledges $2 billion to renewable energy research and asks others to follow suit Sat, 7 Nov 15, 2:10amBill Gates is attempting to do what no other governmental officials have been able to come together and accomplish thus far: getting dead serious about climate change...
- Bill Gates calls fossil fuel divestment a 'false solution' Thu, 15 Oct 15, 12:40amFounder of Microsoft and the Gates foundation also accuses environmentalists of making misleading claims about the comparative price of solar
- Bill Gates invests $2 billion in renewable energy Tue, 30 Jun 15, 7:13amThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced they will invest another $2billion in renewable technologies to help the fight against global climate change...
- Bill Gates invests $2bn in renewables but refuses to divest from fossil fuels Tue, 30 Jun 15, 4:00amThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced they will invest another $2billion in renewable technologies to help the fight against global climate change...
- Bill Gates to invest $2bn in breakthrough renewable energy projects Mon, 29 Jun 15, 5:06pmBill Gates plans to double investment in green energy technology and research to combat climate change, but rejects calls to divest from fossil fuelsBill Gates has announced he will invest $2bn (£1.3bn) in renewable...