there s a variety of technologies that might provide that solution. we need to fund thousands of entrepreneurs to drive those costs down. because otherwise, middle-income countries aren t going to pay some huge premium for their energy. and do you feel like we are at the cusp of an energy revolution? well, i m hopeful. i keep encouraging governments to raise their energy r&d budgets. and it s disappointing, given the importance of energy for the poorest in the world and this imperative that we get zero co2 emission, that the r&d budgets haven t gone up more. i m funding some new work in nuclear. there s a lot being funded in storage. i m involved in some of those. the solar space has gotten lots and lots of funding. so there s good things happening, but i think we should be trying to accelerate that because rather than subsidize this stuff when it s not economic, funding the r&d to get
i keep encouraging governments to raise their energy r&d budgets. and it s disappointing, given the importance of energy for the poorest in the world and this imperative that we get zero co2 emission, that the r&d budgets haven t gone up more. i m funding some new work in nuclear. there s a lot being funded in storage. i m involved in some of those. the solar space has gotten lots and lots of funding. so there s good things happening, but i think we should be trying to accelerate that because rather than subsidize this stuff when it s not economic funding the r&d to get it be economic that is the only real solution. bill gates, always a pleasure. next on gps, from seattle, how great would it be if u.s. election campaigns were shorter, had no negative tv ads, and didn t require a billion dollars to win?