Bill Gates addresses criticism over his climate views: 'I'm still a big spender'
28 jan. 2026
22:56
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has come under fire from parts of the climate movement after arguing the world should focus more on global health.
Now, the tech billionaire opens up about it in Norrsken's podcast How We Fix This, which was seen by Impact Loop before it aired.
"I'm the biggest spender and advocate in both global health and climate," Gates says.
Now, the tech billionaire opens up about it in Norrsken's podcast How We Fix This, which was seen by Impact Loop before it aired.
"I'm the biggest spender and advocate in both global health and climate," Gates says.
Bill Gates sparked a fierce debate in November when he published an essay titled Three tough truths about climate ahead of COP30. In it, he argued that climate change is not an existential threat to humanity – and suggested the world should devote more attention and funding to global health, rather than treating climate as the sole priority.
The reaction across the impact world was polarised. Supporters called it optimistic and true. Critics accused him of giving climate sceptics exactly what they wanted.