![]() ![]() ![]() Net zero does not necessarily mean that we will not be using fossil fuels anymore. Gates sets out the need to quickly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels over the next 30 years to get to net zero. This needs to be done as fast as possible to avoid climate disaster and in an economic and balanced way.Īs a fund manager who lives and breathes this trend, the solutions identified by Gates affirm the decisions being made by me and my team - the technologies we are backing and the innovations we are identifying. He captures the challenge of the century: how do we stop adding of 51 billion tones of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere every year. ![]() His book, How to Avoid a Climate Change Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need , should be a must read, particularly for those investing in the great energy transition. He clearly has an appetite for solving the seemingly unsolvable. ![]() Furthermore, his Gates Foundation has achieved impressive results in tackling global health and education issues. This is not just a highly intelligent wealth creator, but somebody who, arguably, has unique access to information and insight. When one of the world’s wealthiest individuals writes a book on avoiding climate disaster – and suggests changes we all need to make to our lifestyles – it is easy to be cynical.īut the high-profile intervention of Microsoft founder Bill Gates in the climate change debate should be welcomed. ![]()
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