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Is Bill Gates Right About Climate Funding?

Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Co-Founder, Social and Economic Research Initiative (SERI) | Chrishen Gomez, (PhD Student, University of Oxford, and Researcher), Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU)

05-Nov-25 19:00

Is Bill Gates Right About Climate Funding?

We debate Bill Gates’ recent argument that global funding priorities should shift from narrowly measured emissions targets toward reducing human suffering in vulnerable communities.

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan


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Categories:  environmenthealth policy

Tags:  global fundingbill gatesclimate changehealthcare reform





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