25 million USD to find solutions to reduce greenhouse effect

Boss Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, yesterday (09-02) announced the award of $ 25 million to the first scientist to find the best way to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas effect gas.

Branson likened the competition to the competition that was launched in 1675 to find a way to accurately estimate longitude. That competition took 60 years to find the winner: watchmaker John Harrison won the award from King George III.

'The Earth cannot wait for 60 years. We need everyone who can find the answer to today's greenhouse gas emissions problem, ' Branson said.

Last September, Branson also pledged to invest $ 3 billion in the war against the global warming, and said he would transfer all profits from his shipping companies, including the airline. Virgin Atlantic and Virgin train company, in the next 10 years, into this war.

As part of this commitment, he recently launched Virgin Fuels, with an investment of $ 400 million for green energy projects in the next 3 years.

Boss Richard Branson and former US Vice President Al Gore (Photo: News)

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