Posted on 03/12/2025 11:25:30 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella organization funded by Bill Gates that works on a sprawling range of climate issues, announced deep cuts to its operations in an internal memo on Tuesday.
Dozens of staff members were cut, including Breakthrough Energy’s unit in Europe, its team in the United States working on public policy issues and most of its employees working on partnerships with other climate organizations, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly.
The change shows how Mr. Gates is retooling his empire for the Trump era. With Republicans controlling both houses of Congress and the White House, Mr. Gates calculated that the Breakthrough policy team in the United States was not likely to have a significant effect in Washington, said the people familiar with his thinking. The U.S. policy team was also one of the largest and most expensive parts of the organization.
“Bill Gates remains as committed as ever to advancing the clean energy innovations needed to address climate change,” a spokeswoman for Mr. Gates said in a statement when asked about the cuts. “His work in this area will continue and is focused on helping drive reliable affordable, clean energy solutions that will enable people everywhere to thrive.”
Mr. Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and one of the richest men in the world, has poured billions of dollars from his own fortune into efforts to combat climate change. With books, public appearances and a high-profile campaign to support clean energy entrepreneurs over the past decade, he has established himself as one of the leading voices pushing businesses and governments to address the threats of a rapidly warming world.
Winding down much of the Breakthrough Energy team’s work is a sharp reversal for Mr. Gates and reflects a rapidly shifting landscape...
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He better be preparing for the Nuremberg II trials.
Bill Gates spend his money ,NEVER , he must have run out of USAID
The grift is gone eh bill?
exactly funded by bill gates? bullshit hey bill keep funding it then.
“Bill Gates spend his money ,NEVER , he must have run out of USAID”
You beat me to it.
BINGO ! Bet it was USAID MONEY !
“The change shows how Mr. Gates is retooling his empire for the Trump era. With Republicans controlling both houses of...”
More like the change shows where his USAID money has been cut off
yes he has spent his money to advance himself, but is cutting back the waste of taxpayer subsidies that disappeared last month
The name Gates is affiliated with the Org that sued to keep the money flowing from ‘alleged’ past work completed..
So, yeah. It’s a money stream that Deep State billionaires finance their skullduggery.
The USAID check bounced.
Bingo. The fallout from the demise of USAID continues. US taxpayers have been funding hundreds of NGOs that act as shell companies for the Dems.
What Bill, does your caring end at your wallet?
You can afford to pay their salaries now that you lost your USAID SCAM funding.
And deservedly so.
Hat tip to Elon Musk
“The change shows how Mr. Gates is retooling his empire for the Trump era“
If Gates is funding it why the cut back, since Trump is green enemy number one and MORE cash should be needed? Hmmmm…
Money always wins eventually.
Is this the guys with a PO Box that got $28 million?
Maybe Bill is concerned about all the electricity required for those AI data centers.
I’m guessing all those people who were “working from home” may have actually been doing this kind of work! 😡
“its team in the United States working on public policy issues and most of its employees working on partnerships with other climate organizations, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly.”
A rats nest of NGOs “working on public policy”, meaning lobbying to get more money to save mother Erf.
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