David Attenborough meets the president.

" today's renewable-energy technologies aren't a viable solution for reducing CO2 levels, and governments should divert their green subsidies into R&D aimed at better answers" - Bill Gates

“There’s no battery technology that’s even close to allowing us to take all of our energy from renewables," he said, pointing out - as we've noted on these pages before - that it's necessary "to deal not only with the 24-hour cycle but also with long periods of time where it’s cloudy and you don’t have sun or you don’t have wind."

He's not telling us anything we don't already know. Except that the point of course, is to invest in a wide range of renewable technologies to off-set somewhat the periodic nature of power generation.

Gates says he'll personally put his money where his mouth is. He's apparently invested $1bn of his own cash in low-carbon energy R&D already, and “over the next five years, there’s a good chance that will double,” he said.

And this is where Bill Gate's and his hypocrisy arrive.... wow, well done Bill, you say you'll invest one billion in renewables. And simultaneously he and his "Gates Foundation" hold billions in investments in the fossil fuel industry!!!

The charity run by Bill and Melinda Gates, who say the threat of climate change is so serious that immediate action is needed, held at least $1.4bn (£1bn) of investments in the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies, according to a Guardian analysis of the charity’s most recent tax filing in 2013.

Bill McKibben, who leads the fast-growing Go Fossil Free campaign, said: “The Gates Foundation has worked so hard to grapple with global poverty. But at the same time they’re investing in the same companies that drive climate change, which endless studies now show is one of the key factors behind ... global poverty. The developing world deserves better than this kind of tunnel vision.”

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/19/gates-foundation-has-14bn-in-fossil-fuels-investments-guardian-analysis

And nope! When asked to no longer support the fossil fuel industry he refused!

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/26/gates-to-invest-2bn-in-breakthrough-renewable-energy-projects

The ex-software overlord stated that the Guardian's scheme of everyone refusing to invest in oil and gas companies would have "little impact".

Yes, you would say that wouldn't you Bill, given you have billions invested in the fossil fuel industry yourself. Divest Bill we say, divest, sell your fossil fuel assets! Err... no, err... that wouldn't work he tells us.

I think it's pretty clear what Gates is up to. He's investing in renewable research and development as a business opportunity. But simultaneously of course he wishes to hang on to his fossil fuel investments. This is a business opportunity for him, nothing altruistic!