Name: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions we Have and the Breakthroughs we Need
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Author: Bill Gates
ISBN: 9780593215777

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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions we Have and the Breakthroughs we Need

Type

Physical Book

Author

Bill Gates

Publisher

Random House Large Print

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

380

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780593215777

Synopsis "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions we Have and the Breakthroughs we Need "

Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions.Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis. Gates says, "we can work on a local, national, and global level to build the technologies, businesses, and industries to avoid the worst impacts of climate change." His interest in climate change is a natural outgrowth of the efforts by his foundation to reduce poverty and disease. Climate change, according to Gates, will have the biggest impact on the people who have done the least to cause it. As a technologist, he has seen first-hand how innovation can change the world. By investing in research, inventing new technologies, and by deploying them quickly at large scale, Gates believes climate change can be addressed in meaningful ways. According to Gates, "to prevent the worst effects of climate change, we have to get to net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases. This problem is urgent, and the debate is complex, but I believe we can come together to invent new carbon-zero technologies, deploy the ones we have, and ultimately avoid a climate catastrophe."

Bill Gates

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Bill Gates is a renowned technology expert, visionary entrepreneur, and global philanthropist. In 1975, he founded Microsoft with his childhood friend, Paul Allen, transforming the tech industry and revolutionizing personal computing. Currently, he co-chairs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the most influential philanthropic organizations in the world, focused on improving global health, reducing poverty, and expanding educational opportunities.

Additionally, Gates is the founder of Breakthrough Energy, an initiative that promotes the development and commercialization of technologies to combat climate change through clean energy. He is the author of several influential books, such as "The Road Ahead" (1995), "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster" (2021), and "Source Code" (2025), in which he addresses key issues on technology, sustainability, and the future of humanity. He resides in Medina, Washington, with his family.

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