Bill Gates has pulled together a multinational band of investors to put billions into clean energy. [CNN Money]

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has launched an international solar alliance of over 120 countries with the French president Francoise Hollande at the Paris COP21 climate summit. [The Guardian]

The energy giant Petrobras received another blow on Monday, as its chairman, Murilo Ferreira, resigned. [The NY Times]