ビルビル・ゲイツゲイツ氏し、気候きこう変動へんどう対策たいさく資源しげん配分はいぶんに関かんする従来じゅうらい観かんへの異議いぎを表明ひょうめい

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft in the United States and an active proponent of reducing carbon emissions, expressed his view in an essay published on the 28th, calling for a review of current policies regarding the allocation of resources to climate change measures.

According to Mr. Gates, philanthropists around the world should strengthen their investments not only in measures against climate change, but also in more urgent issues such as the prevention of diseases and hunger.

He also expressed the view that climate change is not the cause of human extinction, and acknowledged that efforts to achieve carbon neutrality net zero emissions so far have produced certain results.

However, he also strongly criticized the fact that large amounts of investment funds for climate change measures are being allocated to projects whose effectiveness and validity remain in question.

Furthermore, while not denying the importance of continued investment in measures against climate change, Mr. Gates warned that President Trumps plan to abolish the United States Agency for International Development USAID could have a serious impact on the fight against more urgent issues such as global hunger and preventable infectious diseases.

In fact, Mr. Gates emphasized that strengthening reconstruction and support activities, which were suspended due to budget cuts under the Trump administration, is an urgent issue.

Climate change has serious impacts, but it does not mean that humanity will become extinct because of it.

In particular, for people living in the poorest countries, improving their lives is the top priority, and our greatest goal is to alleviate the suffering of those living in harsh conditions, Gates said.

This paper was published ahead of the climate change conference COP30 scheduled to be held next month, and Mr. Gates also emphasizes that this does not completely change his previous stance.

He believes that efforts made in the past to achieve carbon neutrality net zero carbon emissions are still necessary and should continue to be supported in the future.

On the other hand, in an interview with CNBC on the 28th, he said that pulling some investments out of climate change measures was a huge disappointment, but at the same time stated that it was also a necessary decision.

This statement clearly marks a shift from Mr. Gates previous stance, as he had actively promoted clean energy projects and engaged in lobbying efforts in the past.