Vinod Khosla—Khosla joined Breakthrough Energy Ventures board, invested in fusion energy and next-generation climate tech
Khosla sits on the board of Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), the climate fund initiated by Bill Gates. He has invested in frontier climate technologies including Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Realta Fusion (fusion energy), Quaise and Mazama Energy (superhot geothermal), Fortera (low-carbon cement), and Spiritus (direct air capture). He is personally carbon-neutral through TerraPass and Carbonfund offsets and aims to be carbon-negative.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Action | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Khosla invested in frontier climate technologies including fusion energy, geothermal, and direct air capture
Khosla invested in Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Realta Fusion (fusion energy), Quaise and Mazama Energy (superhot geothermal), Fortera (low-carbon cement), Spiritus (direct air capture), and other frontier climate companies. He stated his goal is to replace every coal and natural gas plant with fusion within his working lifetime. He is personally carbon-neutral through offsets.