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At very least he could have its foundation desinvest in non-renewables.

• simonh 7y ago
  They dis-invested from their fossil fuel portfolio in 2016. https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/gates-divest-fossil-fuels/ https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/gates-divest-fossil...
  • ldng 7y ago
    My bad. I wasn't aware of that. Genuine question, did they also dis-invest in GMO (which tend to be bad for bio-diversity) ?
    • simonh 7y ago
      They do support some GMO research as part of their commitment to improved agricultural output and food security in the developing world. I suppose it's a case of conflicting priorities. They've been into reducing poverty and hunger longer than they've been into environmentalism. Even then it's not a straight trade-off. GMO can have harmful consequences, but if it reduces the agricultural footprint that's an environmental benefit.