TECH - Bill Gates Wants Elon Musk To Talk About Climate But Tesla CEO Thinks Climate Change Alarm Is Exaggerated: 'He'll Talk About Whatever He Feels Like' | Benzinga
Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates wishes that Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk would talk more about climate change but the latter might not.
What Happened: “He talks a lot. I hope he will talk more about climate,” Gates, known for his contributions to solving climate change, said with a laugh in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday.
When asked by Bloomberg's Senior Executive Editor for Energy, Climate and Equality, John Fraher, as to what he would like Musk to talk about when he talks about climate, Gates said, “I don’t think he’ll listen to anybody telling him what to talk about. So. You know, he’s unique and he’ll talk about whatever he feels like.”
Gates also applauded Musk in the interview, commending his efforts in driving the car industry towards electric vehicles. Musk’s Tesla is the world’s largest battery electric vehicle ...