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

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

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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。"

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Reviews

Ivars ，

Great read， ignore the Gates hatersLoved the book， clear and concise up to date work on climate change。 It's amazing how many Gates trolls there are in reviews， totally ignoring the actual content。 I do wonder， they must have bought the book at least， to post the review:） Great read， ignore the Gates hatersLoved the book， clear and concise up to date work on climate change。 It's amazing how many Gates trolls there are in reviews， totally ignoring the actual content。 I do wonder， they must have bought the book at least， to post the review:） 。。。more

Katie Smith ，

Interesting and concise look on what innovations are needed to solve climate change。 But nothing too revolutionary or groundbreaking if you’ve read lots of this stuff。 Very accessible read though

Breno Ferreira ，

Straightforward and to the point science of Climate Change and what causes it。 I was quite surprised that things like cement and steel were major contributors to global emissions。 You see so much conversation around switching to electric cars for example， when that's not even the real challenge （I mean， electric cars are almost guaranteed to become widely adopted in the next few years）。 The real challenge is:1。 Clean energy: Again， most people talk about renewable energy like solar and wind， but Straightforward and to the point science of Climate Change and what causes it。 I was quite surprised that things like cement and steel were major contributors to global emissions。 You see so much conversation around switching to electric cars for example， when that's not even the real challenge （I mean， electric cars are almost guaranteed to become widely adopted in the next few years）。 The real challenge is:1。 Clean energy: Again， most people talk about renewable energy like solar and wind， but that's probably not enough given its scalability problems （it's not always sunny and windy 24/7）。 We need safer and cheaper nuclear energy。2。 Once clean and cheap electricity is available， we need to tackle clean industry: steel and cement for construction， clean plastics and basically have clean materials for everything。 That will have a green premium。 The challenge is to get to a negative premium， so that the green cement or steel is cheaper than the traditional。3。 Food: lower meat and dairy consumption （getting to zero will probably be impossible， due to cultural influences）。4。 Carbon capture: Develop tools to capture carbon from the atmosphere and even capture it before it's blown out into the atmosphere， inside the material production facilities。5。 Global political cooperation: getting governments to invest in the science， research and development of ideas to tackle all the aforementioned challenges。 Then getting the private sector to capitalize on the successful ideas6。 Rich countries will probably have to offset emissions from poor countries。 As poor countries get richer， their energy consumption will go up and so will their emissions （at least in the short term while clean energy isn't cheaper）。 You can't expect poor nations to not pollute just to avoid climate change。 Energy consumption goes up as people get lifted out of poverty。The challenge is gigantic。 One thing that isn't mentioned in the book is the social challenge。 Given the widespread of false information on internet， how do you get people to agree on these things？ Years before the Covid19 pandemic there were already climate change deniers （Trump in 2016 for example）。 And， like Covid19， as the situation becomes more dramatic as time passes， will this get worse？ I don't know。 But if we want to get to zero emissions by 2050， fixing this social media and fake news problem is among the urgent things we need to do。 。。。more

Felix Cederfeldt ，

I'll give this a 5-star rating because it's a REALLY important book that every individual， CEO， politician， and pretty much everyone else should read。 Say what you want about Gates （I like the guy but I have seen that not everyone does） his message is simple: We need to reduce all the emissions by 2050; and doing so will need government regulations and spending， as well new innovations and new ways to make and do things， like cement， steel， electricity and so on。Something I will note is that thi I'll give this a 5-star rating because it's a REALLY important book that every individual， CEO， politician， and pretty much everyone else should read。 Say what you want about Gates （I like the guy but I have seen that not everyone does） his message is simple: We need to reduce all the emissions by 2050; and doing so will need government regulations and spending， as well new innovations and new ways to make and do things， like cement， steel， electricity and so on。Something I will note is that this book got repetitive in the end but I have read that: "repetition is the mother of knowledge" 。 Please， even if you don't care to read this one， add it at least to your TBR so that you can read it later if Climate change is becoming important to you。 。。。more

Pete ，

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need （2021） by Bill Gates is a well researched， well thought out and well written description of how we countries could get to net zero emissions of C02。 For anyone interested in the topic who can’t， off the top of their head， say how much of Greenhouse gas emissions come from manufacturing and how much come from agriculture it’s very much worth looking at。The book summarises very well much of what is in books such a How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need （2021） by Bill Gates is a well researched， well thought out and well written description of how we countries could get to net zero emissions of C02。 For anyone interested in the topic who can’t， off the top of their head， say how much of Greenhouse gas emissions come from manufacturing and how much come from agriculture it’s very much worth looking at。The book summarises very well much of what is in books such as ‘Sustainable Energy : Without the Hot Air by David Mackay’ and books by Vaclac Smil both of whom Gates references。 What it also brings is that it’s an easy read that makes the major points well。 It is reminiscent of Facfulness by Hans Rosling which Gates also references。The book makes the point that getting to net zero by 2050 will be difficult and expensive。 Gates doesn’t address the criticism by Bjorn Lomborg and Michael Shellenberger that expensive and difficult action on greenhouse gas emission does not have as good a cost benefit ratio as other actions that could be taken to improve the world。 Nor does Gates look at recent criticisms of the use of RCP 8。5 as a baseline scenario because the emissions trajectory there is already very unlikely。 However， Gates reaches some similar conclusions to Lomborg and Shellenberger， namely that the most valuable thing to do again climate change is to research solutions。 Gates is also firmly pro-nuclear。 He makes the point the renewables require vast energy storage that is yet to be viable。 But he does encourage research in this area。What the book does really well is to go through each large area of emissions， manufacturing， energy， transport and heating and cooling and goes into detail about what could be done for each and openly how hard and expensive this will be。How to Avoid a Climate Disaster is very much worth a read for anyone interested in climate change。 。。。more

Adam Jones ，

Gates is such a boring writer。 Topic important though so hard to go under 3

Christopher Ried ，

I think it is a good high-level overview of the many faces of global warming and why it's an important topic， what is involved in it， from opportunities to the challenges， and a little hint of what is out there from research。 I think it is a good high-level overview of the many faces of global warming and why it's an important topic， what is involved in it， from opportunities to the challenges， and a little hint of what is out there from research。 。。。more

Dino Ilievski ，

Articulate and compelling。

Alex Stender ，

Very well researched and constructed case。 Worth the listening for only 6 hours。 I just fear it will not be possible for mankind to respond the way it should be。

Sylwia ，

Well。。。 this is a very important book。 Everyone should read it。

Jim S ，

A discussion about climate change and the facts about our current usage and options for moving to a net carbon free status by 2050。 I have looked forward to this book。 Gates is a brilliant man and problem solver and he puts his money into what he advocates。 This is not political rhetoric which distorts the usual discussion。 Political slogans are not effective to discuss a very complex issue needing a thoughtful solution。

Bill Corrigan ，

Overall - I like the way Gates frames the climate discussion around the underlying number - 51b tons of carbon/year that is pumped into the atmosphere - and then relates any solution or problem back to that number。 It's a good way to focus on （a） what are the big contributors and （b） what are the important solutions that can make an impact。 The only problem I have is that many of his assertions are just theory or based on algorithms and models that could be flawed， as we have seen quite often wh Overall - I like the way Gates frames the climate discussion around the underlying number - 51b tons of carbon/year that is pumped into the atmosphere - and then relates any solution or problem back to that number。 It's a good way to focus on （a） what are the big contributors and （b） what are the important solutions that can make an impact。 The only problem I have is that many of his assertions are just theory or based on algorithms and models that could be flawed， as we have seen quite often when trying to predict the future。 。。。more

Svetoslav ，

The intro and first chapter are captivating， but most of the book is dry immemorable statistics。 It is targeted towards government entities and enterprises and pretty much none of the advices are actionable to the average reader。

Rides and Strides ，

I listened to the abridged version of this book on BBC Sounds， which I wish had been narrated by Bill Gates himself。 Content-wise， I like how it focuses on practical， innovative SOLUTIONS to global warming， instead of endlessly moaning about the problems （which books covering this topic tend to do）。 Specifically， in order to increase the supply of technologies needed to reach net zero emissions by 2050 （which are cheap enough for middle-income countries to buy）， Bill Gates argued that government I listened to the abridged version of this book on BBC Sounds， which I wish had been narrated by Bill Gates himself。 Content-wise， I like how it focuses on practical， innovative SOLUTIONS to global warming， instead of endlessly moaning about the problems （which books covering this topic tend to do）。 Specifically， in order to increase the supply of technologies needed to reach net zero emissions by 2050 （which are cheap enough for middle-income countries to buy）， Bill Gates argued that governments need to:1。 Quintuple clean energy and climate-related R&D over the next decade （currently only 0。02% of the global economy）2。 Make bigger bets on high-risk， high-reward R&D projects3。 Work together with industries right from the beginningBill Gates also addressed the demand side of "green" innovations， which are slightly more complex than the supply side， so I'll let you read them yourself and ponder。 。。。more

Walerian Sobczak ，

Very good introduction to the current state of our journey to zero-carbon world， and some suggestions on how the necessary innovation can happen。 A lot of insight from an activist/investor's perspective。What each of us can do to avoid a climate disaster:- use your voice and vote to influence policymakers- buy and use green alternatives for products emitting carbon （green premiums）， e。g。 plant-based food， heat pumps， electric cars， biofuels， clean energy- spark factful and actionable conversation Very good introduction to the current state of our journey to zero-carbon world， and some suggestions on how the necessary innovation can happen。 A lot of insight from an activist/investor's perspective。What each of us can do to avoid a climate disaster:- use your voice and vote to influence policymakers- buy and use green alternatives for products emitting carbon （green premiums）， e。g。 plant-based food， heat pumps， electric cars， biofuels， clean energy- spark factful and actionable conversations on climate change 。。。more

Ronald Barmby ，

I was disappointed after reading the first three sentences of Chapter 1。 After reading excellent material from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on the the health hazards of coal， I was expecting a serious scientific discussion on the causes of climate change。 This book is a complete capitulation to climate change orthodoxy， complete with justification for Gates' carbon footprint absolved by the payment of indulgences。 I do admire his courage in stating that hydro power is not clean but nucl I was disappointed after reading the first three sentences of Chapter 1。 After reading excellent material from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on the the health hazards of coal， I was expecting a serious scientific discussion on the causes of climate change。 This book is a complete capitulation to climate change orthodoxy， complete with justification for Gates' carbon footprint absolved by the payment of indulgences。 I do admire his courage in stating that hydro power is not clean but nuclear power is。 His solutions are research science based， not engineering based; meaning they are theoretically possible to work but realistically impossible to implement or afford in the time or scale he prescribes。 。。。more

Aliisa ，

Simple primer

Callum ，

Excellent and clear Covers all the basics very clearly， from the effect climate change could have to how we can get to net 0。 Great book and a easy read。

Erich Rau ，

A good foundational overview of big picture climate change。 Written in an easy to read style， with enough science and data to back it up。

Robyn ，

A must-read for everyone。 There’s no scenario in which we keep adding carbon to the atmosphere and the world stops getting hotter， and the hotter it gets， the harder it will be for humans to survive， much less thrive。 The title explains it all。 In this， Gates lays out a blueprint for getting the world from an annual 51 billion tons of carbon emissions down to zero by the year 2050。 Ambitious and he knows it， but it is also clear we have no other choice。The book is organized into twel A must-read for everyone。 There’s no scenario in which we keep adding carbon to the atmosphere and the world stops getting hotter， and the hotter it gets， the harder it will be for humans to survive， much less thrive。 The title explains it all。 In this， Gates lays out a blueprint for getting the world from an annual 51 billion tons of carbon emissions down to zero by the year 2050。 Ambitious and he knows it， but it is also clear we have no other choice。The book is organized into twelve chapters。 The first explains why we have to get to zero carbon emissions， the second acknowledges how difficult getting there will be， and the third provides a series of questions to keep in mind when thinking/reading about climate change。 The following six chapters look at broad human activities that contribute to the largest percentage of carbon gases。 Some of these were surprising and others were not。 Transportation was a large contributor but how we build things using cement and steel is the largest contributor at 31% of 51 billion tons。 I didn’t realize how much carbon is released with the production of cement and steel。 How we produce electricity， grow food （plants & animals）， and heat/cool our homes are the other activities Gates discusses and offers solutions。 The solutions he suggests are not fully formed ideas since these ideas need funding， research， and development。 This becomes a bit repetitive as the book progresses， but what else is there to say other than 'we need to focus resources and attention here’。 The remaining three chapters look at existing or nonexistent government policies， steps we need to focus on now so that we can reach zero by 2050， and what we can do as individuals。 While driving an electric car and eating less meat is helpful， our greatest contribution is using our political and commercial vote。 Tell politicians and companies we want green solutions and products and that we are willing to pay for them。I’ve read some of the criticism for this book。 Another Goodreads reviewer summed those up here if you want to take a read。 For me， Gates’ approach to avoiding climate disaster which involves more government involvement and fewer changes to our behaviors unfortunately makes sense。 I always come back to COVID-19。 How can we expect people to change their behaviors for the good of climate change when people still can’t wear face masks correctly or heck even choose to wear one？ I don’t think it’s possible to convince people that they need to stop driving pickup trucks and eat plant-based meat。 Gates’ suggestions seem the most plausible and realistic。 How to Avoid Climate Disaster is easy to read。 Gates is aware of his audience and therefore breaks each idea down into digestible portions。 If you’re looking for in-depth and detailed explanations for the hows and whys， that’s not this book。 In the acknowledgments， Gates says "I wrote this book because I want to encourage the world to adopt effective plans for dealing with climate change。" Gates writing is encouraging and optimistic。 I wish I had this book when I had graduated high school because inside are a ton of indirect ideas for what to study in college and careers to pursue。 。。。more

Murtaza ，

In this book Bill Gates offers a singles and doubles approach to mitigating climate change rather than a home run， which he centers around the long-term goal of reducing the present annual carbon emissions total of 51 billion tons to zero by 2050。 The book is more like a set of fleshed out PowerPoint notes。 Much of it will feel like beginner stuff to anyone who has read up on the subject previously。 There is a disjuncture between the upbeat tone and the relatively cautious prognostications of ch In this book Bill Gates offers a singles and doubles approach to mitigating climate change rather than a home run， which he centers around the long-term goal of reducing the present annual carbon emissions total of 51 billion tons to zero by 2050。 The book is more like a set of fleshed out PowerPoint notes。 Much of it will feel like beginner stuff to anyone who has read up on the subject previously。 There is a disjuncture between the upbeat tone and the relatively cautious prognostications of change since it seems like in large part humanity is going to be biting the bullet on this one。 We are going to need to rely heavily on nuclear power in any realistic race to zero， as well as eat less meat and invent a number of energy-efficient ways of making concrete and other such things。 The developing world is not going to stop developing just because we have hit post-industrialization and the virtual age， and that process is going to generate pollution。 A lot of the projects that Gates runs down here are ones that he himself is investing in so knows much about。I appreciate that Gates is a rich guy who at least notionally cares about the collective good。 And although it might not be as emotionally satisfying to hear that there is One Simple Trick to solving this global crisis， the mitigation measures he runs down here are likely more realistic。 。。。more

Viraj Byakod ，

This book is a fantastic read！ Very well written。 I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interesting in learning about how humans are impacting the climate and the things we can do。 It also gives you a great understanding of the various ways in which energy can be produced and stored。 The data tables and charts are eye-opening。

Taylor Ahlstrom ，

Bill Gates’s latest book， How to Avoid a Climate Disaster is exactly what the title suggests: a step-by-step guide detailing what we need to do to avoid a worldwide catastrophe due to global warming， climate change， and the overall increase in severe weather patterns around the world。 In it， Gates provides a detailed guide to the state of worldwide energy use and production along with global emissions， followed by everything that needs to happen if we are going to get to zero carbon emissions by Bill Gates’s latest book， How to Avoid a Climate Disaster is exactly what the title suggests: a step-by-step guide detailing what we need to do to avoid a worldwide catastrophe due to global warming， climate change， and the overall increase in severe weather patterns around the world。 In it， Gates provides a detailed guide to the state of worldwide energy use and production along with global emissions， followed by everything that needs to happen if we are going to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050。 Bill Gates doesn’t mince words， and there are no two ways about it: we have to get to zero by 2050 if we’re going to avoid a climate disaster。 Despite all the doom and gloom， his book is an approachable and enjoyable primer on climate change that anyone can understand。 At just 230 pages （excluding the notes and index） it’s a very easy read that is jam-packed with useful information。Rather than speaking in high-minded academic concepts， Gates takes the science behind highly-technical energy innovations and makes them accessible to the average reader。 He provides an easy framework through which to think about energy innovations and emissions， and encourages the reader to learn along with him， as it were。 For each technology he presents， he talks about the science behind it， the raw materials it requires， how much land it takes to build it， and how much of the 51 billion tons of carbon we are talking about eliminating。Just because it’s an easy read， however， doesn’t make for an easy solution。 In a recent interview on 60 Minutes， Gates made it clear that while achieving zero carbon emissions is possible， it will be the biggest， most impressive thing that humanity has ever done。 It will take levels of innovation and global cooperation that we have never before seen。 Gates speaks in no uncertain terms about the cost of doing nothing: trillions of dollars in lost crops and economic production， the decimation of ecosystems that humans are dependent on for survival， and a COVID-19 year of deaths every single year， to name a few。 Eventually， it will mean an unlivable planet。Considering all that’s at stake， the solutions he suggests are almost never simple。 Many of them don’t even exist yet， and many more will take decades before we reap any benefits。 However， there are some things that we could start to enact immediately。 Such low-hanging-fruit includes updating and nationalizing America’s power grid， updating regulations that allow for （and incentivize） builders to use low-carbon cement， and creating the nationwide carbon-tax system that many states have already implemented。 While these things are possible， they require government action and government spending， something that has only been further complicated by COVID-19 and the current political climate in America。 Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement was a start， but Gates would argue it isn’t nearly enough。The good news is that investing in the solutions we need to adapt to current changes in weather will produce a positive return-on-investment。 According to Gates’s analysis， investing $1。8 trillion to help adapt to an already-warming planet between 2020 and 2030 would return more than $7 trillion in benefits。The bad news is that the governments of the most industrialized nations are going to have to invest a lot more in order to get us to zero by 2050。 Shoring up defenses for the problems we’ve already caused simply isn’t enough。 The United States alone needs to be investing tens of billions of additional dollars a year in new research and development that may never pay off。 The branch of the Department of Energy that funds cutting-edge energy innovations （the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy or ARPA-E） received just $425 million in FY2020。 The Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy department received $2。8 billion for R&D。 Gates would argue we should be talking in numbers ten times those amounts。On top of R&D， we need to spend money to create tax breaks for people and companies to encourage them to change their behavior。 As energy and environmental scientist Vaclav Smil posits in his book Energy Transitions， it is extremely difficult and time-consuming for societies to transition from one energy source to another， and our society is overwhelmingly dependent on fossil fuels for nearly everything。 A little optimism and a few windmills aren’t going to change that。 Interestingly， Smil is a man who realized the importance of energy sources while spending hours a day chopping wood to heat his childhood home in Czechoslovakia。 Bill Gates has said that he waits for Smil’s next books like people wait for Star Wars movies。Despite the complex and draconian nature of the problem， Gates’s tone is never accusatory or dire， but rather both curious and informative。 The book feels more like a guy excitedly sharing some cool things he learned in an easy-to-digest format than any sort of sanctimonious finger-wagging about people who still eat a few hamburgers a week。 And why should he？ He readily admits to his own guilt as “the man with one of the largest carbon footprints in the world” and recently said he spends more than $7 million a year just to offset his own carbon use。For anyone who already knew that climate change was a problem， Gates’s book is a great introduction into where we can go from here and a great way to drive the conversation about what might work best。 For anyone who is skeptical of the science behind climate change， Gates isn’t here to convince you。 He is here only to offer solutions to the biggest problem humanity has ever collectively faced。In the end， Gates’s cautiously optimistic tone reflects his wonder at the incredible innovations humanity has created since the industrial revolution， his hope for these innovations to continue to lift people out of poverty around the world， and his faith in the power of future innovations to help us reach net zero emissions as a global society， saving our planet—and our way of life—in the process。 。。。more

Dhruv Saggar ，

This book is a must read。 Gates， for all his flaws that anyone attributes to him， did an excellent job in clearly defining the scope of the problem in reaching zero emissions by 2050。Put it simply - there are 51 billion tonnes of CO2E （carbon dioxide equivalent） emissions in the air。 They come from five sources: our power， our cooling， how we make things， how we get around and what we eat。Gates conducts a deep dive into all of these areas to assess exactly what it means to hit zero emissions in This book is a must read。 Gates， for all his flaws that anyone attributes to him， did an excellent job in clearly defining the scope of the problem in reaching zero emissions by 2050。Put it simply - there are 51 billion tonnes of CO2E （carbon dioxide equivalent） emissions in the air。 They come from five sources: our power， our cooling， how we make things， how we get around and what we eat。Gates conducts a deep dive into all of these areas to assess exactly what it means to hit zero emissions in a particular category。 He analyses where technology currently stands， how it needs to be leveraged and what new technologies we should be focusing on in order to make it possible to cut emissions by 2050。It is a highly practical and insightful look into the numerous levers behind climate change。 I hope that Gates' book can spark the necessary discussion in order to progress the ideas and technologies that will be necessary for the planet。 。。。more

Sourav Adhikari ，

It helped me to understand the basics of climate change and Inspired me to learn more on this topic。 I shall follow the advice he has suggested for individuals in this book。 Thanks a lot。👍

Dawid Steenkamp ，

Practical。 Honest。 Refreshingly， NOT a fearmongering collection of cherry-picked facts like most other books on the topic。 It is the climate change book I've personally been waiting for for years。The content is dumbed down just enough to make this an easy read without making it sound patronising。 Gates' analytical （and slightly cold） approach to the facts helps you grasp the problem in a way the media doesn't like to portray。 It offers hypothetical solutions that are well thought through with so Practical。 Honest。 Refreshingly， NOT a fearmongering collection of cherry-picked facts like most other books on the topic。 It is the climate change book I've personally been waiting for for years。The content is dumbed down just enough to make this an easy read without making it sound patronising。 Gates' analytical （and slightly cold） approach to the facts helps you grasp the problem in a way the media doesn't like to portray。 It offers hypothetical solutions that are well thought through with solid arguments。Whether you like Gates or not， this is a must-read even if you do it simply to write him off as some conspiring Illuminati power-hungry gazillionaire who wants to increase his vast fortunes by 。。。 Uhm。。。 selling us all a book for a tenner。 。。。more

Oscar Diez Gonzalez ，

Excellent overview of the problem and information in global and personal solutions。 Great to get an informational and overall overview of he issue and possible solutions。

Marcus Gitau ，

Great book。 This book has taken very complicated information and made it digestible for anyone with a basic education。No doubt people will complain that the book is too basic， but if you want more complex information you ought to be reading a scientific journals。 This book is not for you， but if you fail to realise the intentionality of the book， then there’s probably not much point in you reading anything more complicated。

Jill Reads ，

Climate change is real and this is a fact-based book。 It's going to be more appealing to my analytical and science-minded friends， but even I learned some valuable lessons。 Especially when it comes to how to develop and use clean technologies。Takeaways:-- We must work together （governments， people） to take action that will put us on the path to eliminating greenhouse gasses by 2050。-- We need to listen to the scientists。-- We need to focus on those people， communities and countries who will be m Climate change is real and this is a fact-based book。 It's going to be more appealing to my analytical and science-minded friends， but even I learned some valuable lessons。 Especially when it comes to how to develop and use clean technologies。Takeaways:-- We must work together （governments， people） to take action that will put us on the path to eliminating greenhouse gasses by 2050。-- We need to listen to the scientists。-- We need to focus on those people， communities and countries who will be more affected by climate disasters。-- We can promote economic recovery， create new jobs AND reduce emissions。 。。。more

Korey ，

Most important book I’ll read in 2021。 Straightforward， simple breakdown of the greenhouse gas problem and how we can attack it to go from 51 billion to 0 emissions by 2050。

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