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