Are Tech billionaires focusing on the right areas?

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Tech billionaires are obsessed with climate change — but some question if they’re focusing on the right areas

• Broadly speaking, the world’s three richest tech billionaires are all trying to develop new technologies that can reduce the world’s carbon dioxide emissions.
  
• It’s widely known that trees are among the most efficient carbon-capture machines on earth.
  
• Trees and reforestation, however, are relatively low down on the tech billionaire agenda list. 
  

Climate change appears to be high on the agenda for tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates but some are questioning whether they’re focusing their efforts on the right areas.

Broadly speaking, the three richest tech billionaires — who rank in the top five richest people on the planet — are all trying to develop new technologies that can reduce the world’s carbon dioxide emissions.

Musk is largely focused on funding carbon capture technologies, Gates is particularly bullish on nuclear energy, and Bezos has created a dedicated “Bezos Earth fund.” All of them believe that technology has a major role to play in tackling climate change and they’re doing their utmost to ensure they’re pushing the boundaries when it comes to climate tech.

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