In decades past, as the effects of climate change slowly became undeniable, some looked to the super rich for answers — the billionaires with enough cash to really make a splash. They backed green energy campaigns and carbon capture programs,

Breakthrough Energy has laid off dozens of employees in the US and Europe as it pulls back from public policy advocacy work that was a cornerstone of its mission.

Breakthrough Energy, the climate-focused global initiative created by Bill Gates, has cut dozens of staff, reports The New York Times.