petersuber<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is directing US federal funding agencies to cut back their support for <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> research. Private funders could make up 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of the slack. But not the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GatesFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GatesFoundation</span></a>. It's cutting back too. <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/climate/bill-gates-breakthrough-energy-cuts.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/12/climate</span><span class="invisible">/bill-gates-breakthrough-energy-cuts.html</span></a> </p><p>PS: The question is why, esp when <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/BillGates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillGates</span></a> still supports climate mitigation, invests in clean-energy technology, and spent $50 million to defeat Trump in 2024.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Philanthropy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philanthropy</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>