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I can't speak to Bill Gates' motives, but there is the old saying "Invest in land, they aren't making more of it". Land as a store of wealth may be one of the b

I can't speak to Bill Gates' motives, but there is the old saying "Invest in land, they aren't making more of it". Land as a store of wealth may be one of the bigger reasons. (offer void in the Netherlands.)

dublinben 6y ago
This was his answer when asked specifically about this during his recent AMA on reddit: My investment group chose to do this. It is not connected to climate. The agriculture sector is important. With more productive seeds we can avoid deforestation and help Africa deal with the climate difficulty they already face. It is unclear how cheap biofuels can be but if they are cheap it can solve the aviation and truck emissions. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/m8n4vt/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_and_melinda/grid8pt/?context=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/m8n4vt/im_bill_gates_...
gumby 6y ago
> (offer void in the Netherlands.) The big island of Hawaii too