Gates and Bezos create fund to fight climate change

John Leonard
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Looking to speed investment into clean energy technologies

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are among a number of wealth investors backing Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), a $1bn fund that will be invested in clean energy technologies. Other big-name invest...

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