Reports: Bill Gates-backed fund plots $15bn green tech investment

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Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has backed the new fund
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Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has backed the new fund

Breakthrough Energy Catalyst eyes investment to scale up direct air capture, green hydrogen, aviation fuel and energy storage technologies

Grean energy and clean technology projects in the US, EU and UK could be in line to benefit from a $15bn investment fund backed by Bill Gates, according to reports. Breakthrough Energy Catalyst (BEC)...

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