Bill Gates: How to fund the green revolution

Bill Gates outlines his vision for a global green revolution. He tells Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, how renewable energy is merely the first step in combatting climate change. 00:00 - How to fund a green economy 00:38 - Lessons from the pandemic 01:52 - Behaviour change v innovation in technology 03:36 - Most promising renewable technologies 04:31 - Private sector investment in green technology 06:30 - How essential are carbon prices? 07:50 - Net-zero emissions targets for businesses 09:39 - America’s role in climate-change action 12:40 - What are the odds for success of green innovation? Sign up to The Economist’s fortnightly climate-change newsletter: Find our most recent climate-change coverage: The World In 2021: the world could turn a corner on climate change: Paris-anniversary climate pledges bring progress but fall short: