Our Approach

We need to act right away

The choices we make today will determine the kind of world our children and grandchildren inherit.

Getting to zero might be the most difficult challenge humankind has ever taken on. That’s because nearly everything we do in our daily lives contributes to greenhouse gas emissions – from how we plug in to how we grow things, from how we make things to how we get around and how we stay cool and warm.

But we can avoid a climate disaster if we act now and act with purpose to launch the most ambitious innovation program the world has ever seen.

At Breakthrough Energy

We are helping the world get to net-zero emissions while making sure everyone, everywhere has access to the affordable, reliable energy they need to thrive.

The Whole Picture

Almost everything we do contributes to greenhouse gas emissions – that’s why we have to think more boldly and more broadly about how to speed the transition to clean energy, all while letting science lead the way.

Great ideas are just the beginning. We need a plan – and the willingness to do the hard work – so we can get on track over the next decade and hit our goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Bill Gates

The Breakthrough Energy Roadmap

At Breakthrough Energy, our mission is to help lead the world to net-zero emissions by 2050 by supporting cutting-edge research and development, investing in companies that turn green ideas into clean products and tools, and advocating for policies that speed innovation from lab to market. 

We bring people together to create a world powered by clean energy.

Innovation

We work to advance the groundbreaking ideas that will enable everyone on the planet to lead a good life – without emitting the greenhouse gases that put us all at risk. We’re bridging the gaps in the innovation pipeline, accelerating the discovery of new technologies, and boosting widespread adoption of solutions we already have.

Investing in Innovation

Markets

We bring together patient, risk-tolerant investors, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers who can turn game-changing discoveries in the lab into clean, scalable, and competitive solutions in the real world. We support and invest in the researchers and companies that are making clean technologies cheaper and more efficient and help them accelerate their ideas to the marketplace.

Scaling Innovation

Policy

We advocate for smart policies that lawmakers and private sector leaders can put in place immediately to accelerate technological development, get clean-energy solutions on the market, and help the world reach net-zero. Our policy agenda will enhance R&D infrastructure, speed the demonstration and early adoption of clean technologies, and shape the market for these innovations.

Policy Solutions

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