INSIDE LOOK AT THE CLEAN ENERGY COALITION
future ,” said Gates . “ But given the scale of the challenge , we need to be exploring many different paths — and that means we also need to invent new approaches . Private companies will ultimately develop these energy breakthroughs , but their work will rely on the kind of basic research that only governments can fund . Both have a role to play .”
Zuckerberg believes the ongoing process toward achieving sustainable energy is too slow , while Branson added : “ We must produce an abundance of clean , renewable energy and drive further innovation to make the next generation of energy more efficient . It will benefit the environment , our society , and the economy .”
Meanwhile , Hoffman said efforts to transform energy sources have struggled because they require collaboration between private and public sectors .
“ The swords that cut this Gordian knot : breakthrough technologies built and deployed by entrepreneurial companies with global scope ,” he said . “ Making the right investments in the right innovations now is essential to solving this energy
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