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Accelerating and Scaling Up Climate Innovation with Anna Borg (@VattenfallGroup), @borgebrende, Yasmine Fouad (@EGY_Environment), @BillGates (@Breakthrough), @JohnKerry (@ClimateEnvoy) #DavosAgenda twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
.@JohnKerry (@ClimateEnvoy): 'Private sector has to be engaged. It will be private sector investment & private sector discovery more than anything else, together with government helping set construct, that will get us out of this hole.'

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.@BillGates (@Breakthrough): 'I think @wef is a place where governments and leading businesses can come together, particularly the ones that are committed to these climate goals.'

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'We have to help countries wean themselves from coal. It's not enough to sit here today and say "hey, you got to get off coal."' - @JohnKerry (@ClimateEnvoy).

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Anna Borg gives a real-world example of new production techniques in hard-to-abate sectors.

Listen to her speak at #DavosAgenda: wef.ch/3zH9lmQ @VattenfallGroup
.@VattenfallGroup CEO Anna Borg is calling for 'major transformation in energy and transportation at the same time.'

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Minster Yasmine Fouad (@EGY_Environment) says governments need good climate policy, and adds that the gap between science, technology and policy needs to be bridged.

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Anna Borg (@VattenfallGroup)
Yasmine Fouad (@EGY_Environment)
@BillGates (@Breakthrough)
@JohnKerry (@ClimateEnvoy)
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