24 August 2010

Bill Gates On the Energy War Path

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When Jason ­Pontin, Technology Review's editor in chief, sat down with Bill Gates earlier this summer, one of their topics was energy.

Readers of The Green Skeptic will find much to admire in Mr. Gates' take on energy and, as I did, much that is familiar, including the need for massive investment in R&D, the economic value of entrepreneurs, the efficiency of a carbon tax over cap-and-trade, and the importance of deploying all energy "miracles" (we call 'em buckshot) to help get us to energy transition.

You can read the energy section of the interview here: Technology Review: Q&A: Bill Gates

The full interview can be found here: TR Gates
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