As if there was any doubt, we can go ahead and officially add climate change to the list of things that we can’t count on billionaires to figure out for us. According to the New York Times, Breakthrough Energy,

Bill Gates is quietly ending his green energy policy and advocacy organization, laying off employees throughout the US and Europe.

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.