Richard Branson and Mark Zuckerburg join Windows founder at Paris climate change summit to introduce investment fund dedicated to finding clean energy
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson and a slew of high-profile entrepreneurs are throwing their considerable wealth and technical know-how behind a new search for clean, green energy.
They launched their Breakthrough Energy Coalition, of 28 investors from more than 10 countries, in Paris on Monday during United Nations talks on climate change.
Their plans suggest they intend to disrupt the energy sector just as each has done in their chosen business.
Mr Gates gave a small number of journalists an insight into their plans, and discussed the prospects of the long-hypothesised idea of artificial photosythenthesis, using sunlight to produce liquid hydrocarbons that could replace fossil fuels.
"If it works it would be magical," said Mr Gates, the Windows founder and world's richest man, hugging his elbows to his side and rocking lightly in his seat.
"Because with liquids you don't have the intermittency problem of batteries. You can put the liquid into a big tank and burn it whenever you want.
"There are dozens of things like that that are high risk but huge impact if they are successful."
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