Gates has always backed long shot (scams) energy ventures. The most promissing, 2 years ago, was an electronic mass mirror alignment for achieving concentrated heat temperatures enough to disintegrate water into hydrogen. But seems to have gone nowhere.

Gates is also heavily invested in the SMR, and small scale fusion, scams. These scams always require lobbying/bribes to realize them, and Trump supports bribes and scams that produce energy that can’t compete on cost with fossil fuels. His “spend on mitigation instead of prevention” change is about a “bribery package” that includes flattering in order to get governmnent freebies for his scam energy.

Gates has always used philanthropy as PR. He doesn’t give a shit about climate change, famines or infant mortality. He was doing it for the PR while still investing and making money. Now that the political wind has changed and he doesn’t need to pretend, he can just be neutral and still seem like the “good billionaire”.