Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who wrote a book in 2021 titled, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” now says leaders need to shift their approach to climate change. In a letter published Tuesday ahead of next week’s COP30 U.N. climate summit, Gates argued that too many resources are focused on emissions and the environment, and that more money should go toward “improving lives” and curbing disease and poverty. Read more: cnb.cx/3JAebeZ | CNBC

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told CNBC on Tuesday that his new position on climate change is not a response to the current political environment. Gates said he landed on his new "middle position" that climate is important but should be considered in the context of overall human welfare not because it is a popular stance, but because it is "intellectually" the "right answer." Read more: cnb.cx/3JAebeZ | CNBC