Bill Gates' $14 million sees a future in low-carbon plastics

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Since the billionaire launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition last year, you've heard little about his low-carbon investments, until today

Days before the UN's Paris climate talks began last winter, Bill Gates famously pulled together 28 high-profile investors to form the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and committed them to invest in low-carbon...

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