I think people are underestimating
what we can do in this next generation,
if we make innovation a priority.
The good ideas, the inventiveness,
are waiting to be tapped into.
In the energy space,
we need a breakthrough that gives us reliable, cheap energy that’s completely clean.
We need to back researchers so they can get it to a stage
that a risk-taking private company
can try to build it into a product.
It could really give us a solution that provides energy to the world
and solves the climate problem while creating lots and lots of great jobs.
We’ve seen with Ebola, and now Zika,
that responding quickly with new vaccines and drugs
means going in and advancing the research,
so that we can protect the world from
potential future epidemics.
Government R&D budgets are very small,
and yet they are absolutely critical
to drive innovation forward.
Politicians who care about the world at large,
and makes sure those budgets are preserved could expect some amazing advances.
Like high-paying jobs, great companies.
It would be a huge favor for the world.