If we’re going to scale the innovations that get us to zero, we need to reduce the cost difference between things that emit and things that don’t—a difference I call the Green Premium. The cost of the transition must be low enough that the whole world can afford it. To help make this happen, Breakthrough Energy recently announced the creation of Catalyst.

Today, Breakthrough Energy founder Bill Gates had the opportunity to address COP26 delegates at the World Leaders Summit in a session that was all about accelerating clean energy innovation and deployment. View his full remarks on GatesNotes.com.