• BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I believe he was anti green energy before, then made a pivot, and I guess he’s back.

    *Now that I read it

    In a letter published Tuesday ahead of next week’s COP30 U.N. climate summit, Gates argued that too many resources are focused on emissions and the environment, and that more money should go toward “improving lives” and curbing disease and poverty.

    “Climate is super important but has to be considered in terms of overall human welfare,” Gates told CNBC’

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      9 hours ago

      What he said isn’t exactly wrong in and of itself. Only in the context of when and why he said it. Of course we have to keep human welfare in mind, but the climate crisis has reached a point where all human welfare in the not so distant future depends on how heavily we address environmental issues right now. And he’s only saying that to save face.