Energy Quotes by Bill Gates
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Bill Gates says new inventions that cut the cost of solar and wind power could change daily life. He points out that cheap energy is taken for granted and that many poor places still lack power. He also believes the United States spends too little on energy research and development.
![“Investing in innovation, which was my broad theme talking to [Warren Buffett ], that included health vaccines, it included energy and education.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/bill-gates-137_broads_investing-in-innovation-which-was-my-bro_1572492.jpg)
![“We paired this announcement of the R&D [commitment] with the so-called Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which is 27 [major investors] saying, "Hey, we'll put significant money into [energy innovations] when they're ready to spin out probably into startup companies."” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/bill-gates-137_announcements_we-paired-this-announcement-of-the-r-d-c_3018852.jpg)
![“Anyway, the US, as in most issues, is the best, has the best capability to lead, and really needs to lead. It doesn't [mean] that other countries won't pick different tacks and emphasize different things. In aggregate, they're almost half of the energy R&D. Europe, China, Japan - it's very…” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/bill-gates-137_capability_anyway-the-us-as-in-most-issues-is-the-b_1243727.jpg)
![“The US in some ways has been the best. Who figured out shale gas? Although that wasn't a good thing [for CO2 levels], it was very innovative. It's led to low-cost energy. Who figured out nuclear power? Largely the United States. Once you get past the steam engine, which is mostly British, then the…” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/bill-gates-137_british_the-us-in-some-ways-has-been-the-best-wh_251716.jpg)
![“What are the top 20 universities in the world that do good materials research that might create carbon fibers to do jet stream kites or new magnets that will allow [energy] generation to be done up there and you just bring the electricity down. You either have to bring down rotational energy…” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/bill-gates-137_carbon_what-are-the-top-20-universities-in-the_121630.jpg)
![“So on the demand side [for energy], there have been a variety of policies that globally have been way over $50 billion a year of tax credits, raising the price of electricity through things like renewable portfolio standards, so the total amount of money that's gone into sending a price signal to…” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/bill-gates-137_amount_so-on-the-demand-side-for-energy-there-h_2440121.jpg)
![“It's energy intensification, where we essentially have, through our light bulbs and cars, the manpower of [hundreds of] people working on our behalf, helping our food being created, helping our materials like steel and plastic and wood and paper be created. Our lifestyles are incredibly energy…” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/bill-gates-137_behalf_it-s-energy-intensification-where-we-ess_2926206.jpg)
