Bill Gates—Dissolved Breakthrough Energy's climate policy teams in US and Europe under Trump administration
In March 2025, Bill Gates dissolved Breakthrough Energy's public policy units in both the United States and Europe, saying the advocacy work was 'not likely to have a significant effect in Washington' as the second Trump administration promoted fossil fuels and dissolved climate programs. The decision shifted Breakthrough's strategy away from policy advocacy toward supporting clean energy technology alone.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Action | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
GeekWire reported Gates dissolved Breakthrough Energy's climate policy teams in US and Europe
In March 2025, Bill Gates dissolved Breakthrough Energy's public policy units in both the US and Europe, stating the work was 'not likely to have a significant effect in Washington' under the second Trump administration which promoted fossil fuels and dissolved climate programs.