Summary: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: Bill Gates - E-book - ePub

DOWN FROM 51 BILLION TO ZEROThis summary book supplement does not replace Bill Gates' book on climate change, but complements it as a study aid. Bill Gates wants the reader to remember two critical climate change figures. The first one is 51 billion dollars. The second is the number zero. Every year, the globe emits around 51 billion tons of greenhouse gases. Although the amount may change from year to year, it almost always rises.
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need to produce zero greenhouse gases. Humans must wake up and stop spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Although difficult due to scale-never before has such an undertaking been attempted-if most nations can modify their ways, we may be able to prevent certain disasters. Manufacturing, farming, travel, and almost every other aspect of contemporary life are linked to the emission of greenhouse gases.
The modern lifestyle and dangerous gases will grow with the world population, particularly in India and China. Right away, Bill Gates expresses his optimism. He points out that some of the tools we will need are already in use, and the rest can be made-it is not magic. We can make informed decisions about how we use energy and food. We can stop greenhouse gas growth with a focused and timely global effort.
Bill Gates' fascinating book explains why he thinks we can do it and what it could involve. Gates demonstrates via his Foundation that he is well-versed in technology, education, general development, including energy, and global health. Bill Gates has been deeply involved in climate change concerns because of his interest in and activities addressing the inequitable distribution of energy in underdeveloped nations.
Gates began visiting South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa in the early 2000s to research important issues such as HIV, malaria, and infant mortality. When Gates looked out the windows of his aircraft at night and saw few lights around even the biggest cities, he concluded that electricity was limited.