Bill Gates visited Ketchikan, Alaska, last week to see a company he's invested in that could help fight climate change, CBS News reports.
The Microsoft co-founder was there to visit e-fuel startup Ketchikanum, which has a facility in the state that converts waste carbon dioxide from nearby oil and gas refineries into low-carbon fuels.
The facility is expected to be up and running in 2024.
"I think it's a really exciting idea," Gates said of the idea of turning waste carbon dioxide into low-carbon fuels, according to KTOO. Read the Entire Article
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