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According to "Russia Today" (RT), Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corporation, said in an interview with the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) on the 18th local time that natural gas supply in Europe is affordable and affordable. The sex crisis is actually "a good thing in the long run", which will eventually force the continent to embrace renewable energy. However, the report said that European countries have now issued a warning of the natural gas crisis, and some netizens have also questioned Gates' statement, believing that he did not speak for ordinary people and that talking about renewable energy plans in decades will not help alleviate the current situation. crisis.

Screenshot of "Russia Today" report

　　According to reports, Gates is currently the founder of a fund project focusing on new energy. "People don't want to be dependent on Russian gas," he added in his remarks. He said the public was somewhat optimistic about the speed of the transition to renewable energy, and in his view it was necessary to find a "non-Russian" "Hydrocarbon resources.

　　Gates also mentioned that it would be wrong to "take all the money out of the (fossil fuel) industry" because "that's how people go to work these days and how people avoid freezing to death in the winter." However, he said he couldn't believe it. The market will move towards renewables on its own, but a "plan" is needed to "accelerate the process".

Bill Gates RT report with pictures

　　Describing his plans, Gates reportedly said that new technologies to produce clean energy should be invented and scaled up in a "fair" way that doesn't leave developing countries in limbo.

　　RT mentioned in the report the current situation of European countries facing energy problems, saying that the European Union recently agreed to cut natural gas demand by 15% this winter "to deal with possible disruptions to Russian gas supply." However, the report said that this month Earlier, Germany's gas regulator revealed that the country's monthly gas use was actually 14.5% higher than the five-year average for the same period. It was also followed by warnings that unless consumers cut back on usage, gas shortages would be inevitable.

　　Some netizens also questioned Gates' claims, arguing that talking about renewable energy plans in decades will not help ease the current crisis. ↓

　　"Translation: Gates likes the fact that many EU citizens are going to die... It's still decades away from renewables becoming a reliable source of energy!"

"Gates is speaking for the ruling class, not the common man"

　　Affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia, since February this year, European energy supply has been tight, electricity prices and natural gas prices have continued to rise, and global energy security has also been impacted. The cold winter is approaching, and people's demand for natural gas and other energy sources has greatly increased. Affected by rising global energy prices, many countries are facing increasing pressure from the energy crisis. In order to get through this winter smoothly, governments around the world continue to formulate and introduce new countermeasures. German Chancellor Scholz officially announced on the 17th that the operation time of three nuclear power plants in Germany will be extended until April 15, 2023, DPA reported. Earlier this month, National Grid issued a national notice saying there was an increased likelihood of a gas shortage in winter, although it was "unlikely" to happen, but in the unlikely event that gas supply could not meet demand. A daily 3-hour power outage plan will be implemented in some areas.