比爾蓋茨擬向綠色技術投資20億美元

Bill Gates is planning to double his personal investment in innovative green technologies to $2bn over the next five years in an attempt to “bend the curve” on climate change.

比爾•蓋茨(Bill Gates)計劃在未來5年將自己對創新綠色技術的個人投資增加一倍，至20億美元，希望藉此改變氣候變化的趨勢線。

The billionaire philanthropist said he had invested about $1bn in dozens of early-stage companies — including battery, next generation nuclear and free air carbon capture — hoping they would develop “breakthrough” technologies.

這位億萬富翁慈善家表示，他已對數十家早期階段公司投資約10億美元，希望它們將開發出“突破性”技術。這些公司活躍於電池、下一代核電和大氣層碳捕捉等領域。

Mr Gates, who is listed by Forbes as the world’s richest person with a net worth of almost $80bn, said he had invested directly in about 15 companies and indirectly in another 30. “Over the next five years, there’s a good chance that will double,” he told the Financial Times.

以接近800億美元淨資產被《福布斯》(Forbes)列爲世界首富的蓋茨表示，他已直接投資了約15家公司，另外還間接投資了30家公司。他對英國《金融時報》表示，“未來5年裏，投資額很可能將翻倍。”