Bill Gates backs carbon pricing push
Billionaire argues both carbon pricing policies and increased clean tech R&D spending will help tackle escalating climate risks
Bill Gates has thrown his weight behind calls for a rapid expansion of carbon pricing policies and a crackdown on fossil fuel subsidies, arguing more needs to be done to ensure "the energy market accurately...
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