Bill Gates: US government should triple green energy investment

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Microsoft chairman warns US has "no option" but to boost investment in clean energy

Bill Gates has urged the US government to triple its investment in green technologies to $16bn annually, warning the country is lagging behind China, France and Canada in its efforts to develop a low-carbon...

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