One of the first things he learned on these travels was that one of the major problems of people living in these areas is the lack of reliable access to energy. When his foundation started operating in the early 2000s, Gates frequently traveled to sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia to learn about the issues people in low-income countries faced.
So get ready to learn what it will take to succeed! The case for zero However, Bill Gates believes we are up to this task. The enormous difference between these two figures indicates how challenging the goal of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases is. To stop global warming and avoid climate disaster, humans need to cut this number down to zero. The first one is 51 billion, which stands for how many tons of greenhouse gases the world adds to the atmosphere each year. (Feb.There are two numbers you need to memorize regarding climate change. Nonetheless, those looking for an accessible review of how global warming can be countered will find this a handy-and maybe even hope-inspiring-guide. Readers will enjoy Gates’s sometimes breezy tone (“You have to be a pretty big nerd to write a sentence like ‘I’m in awe of physical infrastructure’ ”), and while his scientific solutions are never fringe, not all of his ideas strike as politically feasible. This is possible, he writes, by making use of existing technologies and developing new ones to remove emissions: transportation’s “zero-carbon future,” for example, will mean using “electricity to run all the vehicles we can, and getting cheap alternative fuels for the rest.” (Such alternatives include electrofuels, which, he notes, researchers are developing.) Gates rounds out his advice with steps for governments and individuals: he encourages citizens to “make calls, write letters, attend town halls,” while Congress should financially incentivize green policies, and state governments can “test policies like carbon pricing” before they’re implemented countrywide. Gates ( The Road Ahead), Microsoft cofounder turned philanthropist, is optimistic in this cogent guide to avoiding “the worst effects of climate change.” Gates’s goal is to get from the 51 billion tons of greenhouse gasses added to the atmosphere annually to zero.
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