One article spotlights a handful of rising billionaires who have made their fortunes in the “green” economy. The top five on this list are:
Zeng Yuqun of CATL, an electric-battery maker (China; “green” net worth $16.7b)
Elon Musk of the all-electric-car maker Tesla (US; GNW $14.6b)
Aloys Wobben of wind-turbine maker Enercon (Germany; GNW $7.3b)
Anthony Pratt, recycled-paper mogul (Australia; GNW $6.8b)
Li Zhenguo of solar-panel maker Longi (China; GNW $3.4b, shared with partners Li Chunan and Li Xiyan )
Jose Manuel Entrecanales of all-renewable-energy supplier Acciona (Spain; GNW $2.9b)
On the flipside, another Bloomberg piece focuses on billionaires (and billionaire clans) whose fortunes are derived from fossil fuels. At the top of this list are:
The Koch Family (US; net worth $150b)
The House of Saud (Saudi Arabia; NW $100b)