Bill Gates Funds Research Into Climate Hacking
Bill Gates has sunk at least $4.5 million of his personal wealth into
geoengineering research.
While it's a small chunk of Gates' vast personal fortune, it's a sign
that the founder of Microsoft thinks we should at least be looking into
the controversial practice of intentionally altering the Earth's climate
on a global scale.
"[Gates] views geoengineering as a way to buy time, but it's not a
solution to the problem" of climate change, Gates' spokesperson John
Pinette told Science Insider. "Bill views this as an important avenue
for research — among many others, including new forms of clean energy."