{"id":135390,"date":"2021-08-12T18:11:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T18:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=135390"},"modified":"2021-08-12T18:11:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T18:11:43","slug":"bill-gates-pledges-1-5-billion-for-climate-change-projects-if-congress-passes-infrastructure-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/business\/bill-gates-pledges-1-5-billion-for-climate-change-projects-if-congress-passes-infrastructure-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates pledges $1.5 billion for climate change projects if Congress passes infrastructure bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Microsoft\u00a0co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday said his climate investment fund would pledge $1.5 billion for projects to combat climate change if Congress passes the infrastructure plan. <\/li>\n<li>The Senate&#x27;s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which hasn&#x27;t yet passed through the House, provides the Department of Energy $25 billion for climate-focused demonstration projects. <\/li>\n<li>Gates&#x27;s fund, run by his firm Breakthrough Energy, would spend the money over three years on initiatives to lower greenhouse gas emissions like zero-emissions plane fuel. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft\u00a0co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday said his climate investment fund would pledge $1.5 billion for joint projects with the federal government to combat climate change if Congress passes a bipartisan infrastructure plan that funds clean energy technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate&#x27;s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which hasn&#x27;t yet passed through the House, provides the Department of Energy with $25 billion for projects that demonstrate the viability of clean-energy technologies for widespread adoption. The money is part of the bill&#x27;s broader investment in programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Gates&#x27;s fund, run by his firm Breakthrough Energy, would spend the money over three years on initiatives to lower emissions. The projects would focus on zero-emissions plane fuel, long-duration energy storage, green hydrogen and direct air capture.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act\u00a0becomes law, this collaboration will not only send us on a more durable path to net zero, but will create both immediate and long-term jobs in communities across the country,&quot; Gates said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h2>CNBC Politics<\/h2>\n<p>Read more of CNBC&#x27;s politics coverage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senate passes infrastructure bill and budget framework \u2014 here&#x27;s what happens next<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft challenges NSA cloud contract reportedly awarded to Amazon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hochul vows change from &#x27;toxic&#x27; Cuomo administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the infrastructure plan appears to have enough bipartisan support to pass through the House, Speaker\u00a0Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has repeatedly stressed she won&#x27;t hold a vote on the infrastructure bill until the Senate passes a $3.5 trillion spending bill.<\/p>\n<p>It could take months for Congress to pass both plans.<\/p>\n<p>If the infrastructure plan doesn&#x27;t pass, Breakthrough would likely move the funding for larger projects to\u00a0Europe and Asia, Gates said during an interview with The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement that the pledge from Gates demonstrates how the private sector is prepared to &quot;lead the fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve a net-zero economy by 2050.&quot;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&quot;These investments will unlock new technologies to position the U.S. as a global leader of the clean energy economy \u2014 creating good-paying jobs for all kinds of workers in all pockets of the country,&quot; Granholm said.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/08\/12\/bill-gates-pledges-1point5-billion-for-infrastructure-plans-climate-projects-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft\u00a0co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday said his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":135389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23051],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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