How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - In this urgent， authoritative book， Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging， practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe。
Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change。 With the help of experts in the fields of physics， chemistry， biology， engineering， political science， and finance， he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster。 In this book， he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases， but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal。
He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face。 Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market， he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions， where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively， where breakthrough technologies are needed， and who is working on these essential innovations。 Finally， he lays out a concrete， practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt， but what we as individuals can do to keep our government， our employers， and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise。
As Bill Gates makes clear， achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do， but if we follow the plan he sets out here， it is a goal firmly within our reach。
Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change。 With the help of experts in the fields of physics， chemistry， biology， engineering， political science， and finance， he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster。 In this book， he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases， but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal。
He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face。 Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market， he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions， where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively， where breakthrough technologies are needed， and who is working on these essential innovations。 Finally， he lays out a concrete， practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt， but what we as individuals can do to keep our government， our employers， and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise。
As Bill Gates makes clear， achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do， but if we follow the plan he sets out here， it is a goal firmly within our reach。
Reviews
Rumman Kabir
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good overview
Mary Hoak
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I'm not a scientist， but this is clear enough for me to understand。 I'm not a scientist， but this is clear enough for me to understand。 。。。more
Katelin Cyfers
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4。5
Mert
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What I was most impressed of is the thought process of Bill Gates。 He is well-organized， focusing on the right stuff and keeping it simple。
Harry
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This book is a must read and incredibly insightful。 It breaks down the issue of climate change into very clear chunks and talks about them individually。 I used this book extensively in my Masters degree and referenced it in pretty much all of my assignments。 It is easy to understand and follow， yet also complex enough to provide useful information and facts。 I thoroughly enjoyed the book from start to finish and whilst it requires a great deal of concentration when reading， it is very enjoyable。 This book is a must read and incredibly insightful。 It breaks down the issue of climate change into very clear chunks and talks about them individually。 I used this book extensively in my Masters degree and referenced it in pretty much all of my assignments。 It is easy to understand and follow， yet also complex enough to provide useful information and facts。 I thoroughly enjoyed the book from start to finish and whilst it requires a great deal of concentration when reading， it is very enjoyable。 I have learnt a lot from it and it is interesting how much it correlates and agrees with what I was taught during my civil engineering degree。 It has motivated me and inspired me to pursue a career in fighting climate change and ensuring we reach net zero by 2050。 It lays all of the challenges that we face in incredible detail。 It looks at the different highly polluting sectors and discusses the reason for high emissions and the innovations needed to reduce them。 It talks about the ones that are nearly there and available to deploy at scale as well as the ones that need to be researched and developed further。 It finally lays out a sophisticated action plan for governments and individuals to follow。 It is one of the few places that leaves you feeling optimistic and that we can actually reach the goals set。 It is not doom and gloom and is a realistic encounter of what is close to being implemented and what needs to be developed further。 Definitely read it， you will be educated and empowered after！ 。。。more
David Martin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Es un libro que trata un tema de *vital* importancia。 La mejor parte es la dedicada a analizar el origen de nuestras emisiones （con la producción de cemento y acero en primer lugar）。 No obstante， el autor propone a continuación un plan para reducir las emisiones a cero manteniendo el crecimiento económico。 Se basa en la creencia ciega en los mercados， en la innovación y en la aplicación de un impuesto al carbono， cuya acción combinada， arguye el autor， abaratará el precio de las alternativas lib Es un libro que trata un tema de *vital* importancia。 La mejor parte es la dedicada a analizar el origen de nuestras emisiones （con la producción de cemento y acero en primer lugar）。 No obstante， el autor propone a continuación un plan para reducir las emisiones a cero manteniendo el crecimiento económico。 Se basa en la creencia ciega en los mercados， en la innovación y en la aplicación de un impuesto al carbono， cuya acción combinada， arguye el autor， abaratará el precio de las alternativas libres de carbono， haciéndolas más competitivas que las actuales opciones basadas en combustibles fósiles。Sin embargo， en el libro no aparece ni una sola vez la palabra "decrecimiento" ni se plantea siquiera reducir nuestro consumo y producción para conseguir una economía de cero emisiones。 Sin ánimo de afirmar que esta última sea mejor opción que la propuesta en el libro， sí creo que ambas alternativas （i。e。 crecimiento sostenido basado en la innovación o bien， decrecimiento） deberían analizarse por igual。 En cualquier caso， cualquiera de las dos opciones será de dificilísima aplicación en un mundo cada vez mas dividido e insolidario。 。。。more
Patrick
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Well written。 The technology （geoengineering especially） is very interesting and it certainly seems like we're heading in this direction regardless which means the painful cost of living increases are only just beginning。And I'm not going to eat an Impossible Burger。 Well written。 The technology （geoengineering especially） is very interesting and it certainly seems like we're heading in this direction regardless which means the painful cost of living increases are only just beginning。And I'm not going to eat an Impossible Burger。 。。。more
Alvin
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This is an excellent primer on the current state of the climate crisis。 I especially enjoyed the first 2/3rds of the book， which cover the main emission target， why we need to achieve and a breakdown of all our current emissions， which included the startling fact （to me） that transportation based emissions are a distant 4th behind making things， plugging things in and land use。 I found the final 1/3 of the book less compelling as being the beneficiary of the capitalist system Gates promotes the This is an excellent primer on the current state of the climate crisis。 I especially enjoyed the first 2/3rds of the book， which cover the main emission target， why we need to achieve and a breakdown of all our current emissions， which included the startling fact （to me） that transportation based emissions are a distant 4th behind making things， plugging things in and land use。 I found the final 1/3 of the book less compelling as being the beneficiary of the capitalist system Gates promotes the public-private system as a means of driving solutions to the climate crisis。 I would argue given the dangers we currently face more immediate， urgent action is required。 。。。more
Sara
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Yleissivistävä
Sofie
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"How to Avoid a Climate Disaster" is an interesting and well-informed book where Bill Gates goes through a practical and accessible plan of how we can save our planet from a climate catastrophe。 He introduces us to the extent of our environmental problems， where we are now， and what we must do to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time。 At first， I expected this book to be about actions each individual should do to live more environmental friendly， such as recycling waste or stop buying new "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster" is an interesting and well-informed book where Bill Gates goes through a practical and accessible plan of how we can save our planet from a climate catastrophe。 He introduces us to the extent of our environmental problems， where we are now， and what we must do to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time。 At first， I expected this book to be about actions each individual should do to live more environmental friendly， such as recycling waste or stop buying new clothes， but it is not about that。 At no time is he telling us to stop using electricity， stop driving and flying， or decide we don't like eating meat。 Instead， he tells us why they lead to climate change and how technology can help us make these activities carbon neutral。 The focus is on widespread policy and economics。 Bill Gates breaks it down into five activities that emissions come from: making things， producing electricity， agriculture， transportation， and heating/cooling。 I found every section to be very informative and interesting， explained in a simple and easy way。 This will be a good book if you want to learn more about climate change。 。。。more
Juha
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Must read for everyone
Ankit
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Meets Bill Gates’ objective - to enable general public have sufficient information go spark conversations on this immensely important topic。All statistics are explained in a very easy to understand manner。 And that is what stood out for me， which otherwise would have been very difficult for me to consolidate and put in context。 This book is full of sufficient information that one needs to know to have an informed conversation。 The only reason to not give it a 5 star rating is that the book doesn Meets Bill Gates’ objective - to enable general public have sufficient information go spark conversations on this immensely important topic。All statistics are explained in a very easy to understand manner。 And that is what stood out for me， which otherwise would have been very difficult for me to consolidate and put in context。 This book is full of sufficient information that one needs to know to have an informed conversation。 The only reason to not give it a 5 star rating is that the book doesn’t provide the details behind the statistics。 May be its just me who needs more details regarding the source and methodology。 Now I will need to go over the references mentioned at the end of the book to explore myself。Its a 230 pager book， easy read。 I finished it over the weekend， while highlighting the key statistics （most summarized in tabular formats）。 。。。more
Alexei Colisnicenco
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An excellent entry-level book on climate change and solution approaches。 A bit shallow if you are familiar with the topic。
Jodi Fischer
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Audiobook。 Absolutely shocked how much I enjoyed this book。 I learned so much about climate change and green energy and although the subject matter wasn’t always the most exciting， it was super well written and well read as an audiobook。 Really put things in perspective for me with climate change but also felt at times like I can’t make a difference as an individual which I felt discouraged by。 Super interesting book
Magnus Grundstad
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Bill Gates er kunnskapsrik og viser tydelig at han， gjennom hans filantropologiske arbeid og internasjonale makt， har tilegnet seg mye kunnskap om global oppvarming og hver og en sektors utslipp av drivhusgasser。 Med denne boken tegner han et bilde av hvor vi er og hva som må gjøres i hver enkelt sektor for å kutte utslipp。 De siste kapitlene settes av til hva offentlige myndigheter og privat sektor hver for seg og sammen kan gjøre， og hva vi som enkeltpersoner kan gjøre。Det kan virke dystert å Bill Gates er kunnskapsrik og viser tydelig at han， gjennom hans filantropologiske arbeid og internasjonale makt， har tilegnet seg mye kunnskap om global oppvarming og hver og en sektors utslipp av drivhusgasser。 Med denne boken tegner han et bilde av hvor vi er og hva som må gjøres i hver enkelt sektor for å kutte utslipp。 De siste kapitlene settes av til hva offentlige myndigheter og privat sektor hver for seg og sammen kan gjøre， og hva vi som enkeltpersoner kan gjøre。Det kan virke dystert å lese boken， for man vil innse at det er en altfor lang og vanskelig vei å gå。 Men denne lange etappen må uansett gjennomføres。 Og mulig er den， tross alt。Dette er en meget informativ bok， og lære mye gjør du nok av denne boken。 Det gir en forståelse av veien man må gå， og gir et bilde av hvor viktig offentlige myndigheter er for å bane vei til paradigmeskiftende innovasjon。 。。。more
Teddo
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Helped me understand this important issue more and inspired me to get involved in politics as well as personally trying to reduce carbon emissions。
Emilija Qu
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Excellent in explaining the main issues and solutions towards fixing the global climate crisis
Justina
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Nuostabi knyga， kuri sudėliojo taškus and i klimato kaitos klausimu。 Jaučiu， kad žinių bagažas stipriai padidėjo。 Išskirtinis knygos bruožas - sudėtingi dalykai paaiškinami paprastai ir aiškiai， o pagrindinės žinutės pakartojamos net po kelis kartus :）
Marc
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An important work， a primer on climate change written for the layman。 Everyone of us should have this information as a baseline in our understanding of Climate Change。 Thank goodness for Bill Gates and his optimism and belief in our innovative ability to rise to the challenge。 And then there are the cynics and pessimists like me， for which this is just another fart （methane） in the wind of a $？！tstorm that will overwhelm humanity。 So much of his argument relies on a unified Governmental front in An important work， a primer on climate change written for the layman。 Everyone of us should have this information as a baseline in our understanding of Climate Change。 Thank goodness for Bill Gates and his optimism and belief in our innovative ability to rise to the challenge。 And then there are the cynics and pessimists like me， for which this is just another fart （methane） in the wind of a $？！tstorm that will overwhelm humanity。 So much of his argument relies on a unified Governmental front in a worldwide effort to reach zero carbon emission。 From Gates lips （words） to God's ear， because if there is no omnipotent deity， there is Zero chance humanity will get us there。 And this is the Ozone hole in his reasoning， that he doesn't address the psychology of human nature。 The "I'll believe it， when I see it"， the weakness of delayed gratification on the simplest levels， the "future discounting" mentality， and perhaps most of all the Duning-Kruger effect。 By the time most of mankind actually "sees" the problem， it will be 2050 and far too late。 Still， I'll preach my pessimistic views。 Try to relay and prophetize the facts。 Buy my electric car。 Eat less meat。 Convert my electrical bill/source to renewables。 Thank you Mr。 Gates for your efforts。 Thank you to all the youth screaming into and at the void of political maleficence。 And to the future few that survive this fiasco， may our experience be your primer to reboot Humanity V2 into the vision this book proposes。 。。。more
Augusto Bernardi
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This book did the impossible in making me for once actually deeply intersted in climate change。 this was another attempt for me to understand climate change and what the future may hold and I thought that Bill Gates would be a good option of an author that would have a very neat and perfectly summarised product that a layman like me would enjoy。 Mission accomplished。 I was fascinated by this book。 I'm fascinated with the future and I think a huge businessman like Bill Gates has a very grounded p This book did the impossible in making me for once actually deeply intersted in climate change。 this was another attempt for me to understand climate change and what the future may hold and I thought that Bill Gates would be a good option of an author that would have a very neat and perfectly summarised product that a layman like me would enjoy。 Mission accomplished。 I was fascinated by this book。 I'm fascinated with the future and I think a huge businessman like Bill Gates has a very grounded perspective of the future of business and climate change。 The introduction alone had me hooked and I got that this book would not be the good old plea for help that Al Gore and David Attenborough do。 This book took into account the complexity of the problem and the solutions and what it takes to implement it。 What he does leave out is the hurdle of getting governments to implement some of the measures。 Bill lays out a lot of the whats whys but the how is a whole other story not for this book to go into。 The book is not too long and layed out in clear sections which shows how refined and measured this book is。 It really feels like a top notch accessible product。 Right from the start you understand the two key numbers。 Zero and 51 billion。 More on those later。 He of course puts a enormous emphasis on the urgency and dangers of climate change but also he shows the reader how a rich man like him is even writing a book about climate change。 It stems from his work in education and poverty。 Poverty has a direct correlation with the effects of climate change too。 I also really liked how updated this book is too from when I'm reading it。 The economic effects of the pandemic played a role in the conclusions of the book。 Something specific I actually liked are the personal details or references to bill's life。 Stuff about his foundation， locations that mean a lot to him and his business like Albuquerque。 I also liked the references to some of the books and authors he enjoys about cutting edge science。A little is a lot（ drought， riding seas and stronger storms that all affect the economy） besides the deaths of people， animals and plants， it will also affect crops and food。 Poorly。 Especially cross like corn， a huge industry in America is incredible vulnerable。 That's in a first world country。 In third world countries， farmers could have a death sentence as the structures of their life will fall apart。 Hard to put a official number of the death took due to climate change but after some maths， on 50 years， climate change is equally as deadly as a global pandemic。 In 100 years， it's 5 times as deadly。It's going to be hard reaching 0 gas emissions。 Possible but hard。 He uses the joke about the fish not knowing what water is because it's a constant in their existence too hard to grasp。 Much like fossil fuels are in our lives。 Far more than we think。 Even if you take oil as an example。 The industry is so gigantic using teens of thousands of tons per day， and it being so cheap， （cheaper than even fizzy drink） that it's hard to replace。 Especially as the quality of living in the world is rising。 This parties with the urban population growth increasing at faster rate， the problem seems dizzying。 As mentioned in other books， it's also morally wrong to influence this on other countries。 To change this you must make the alternative a better option。 History is not on our side though。 It would require a rather quick switch which is difficult in trillion dollar industries such as energy where investors do not welcome change nor risk。 On top of that， politics is a separate reason that is particularly challenging to deal with in America with changing tax brackets and outdated policies that influence the restrictions on businesses。The five questions1） how much off the 51 billion？ 51 billion is 100%。 That's how you refer or measure。2） what's your plan for cement？Are we taking into account the other things we do that cost carbon emissions。Making things， plugging in， growing things， getting around， cooling/heating3） how much power？ Especially when talking about electricity。 Know the metrics4） how much space do you need。 These are determining factors for different types of energy。5） how much will it cost？ The most important question in industry。I was fascinated by the possible idealistic solution of DAC。 A system to absorb and store the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere。 Besides it being an idea that's not quite fully fleshed out yet， storing billions of tons and also somehow dividing responsibility within countries， would be a enormous problem that we do not remotely have the foundations for。 Not to mention it only absorbs co2 and not any other green house gases。 It could turn out to be the very most expensive solution。 Waiting for future technology to advance enough for this to be an affordable or doable solution is not within the timeframe that avoids catastrophe。How to plug in？ （27% of 51 billion）Starting with this problem and the constancy of our using them。The problem of cheap electricity and fossil fuels to use them in comparison with more expensive clean energyThe other problem of intermittency with day and night and seasonal energy。 This is the main cost to take it to zero。There is the address problem that it is inconsistent and can cause huge swings in price。 That goes in to the expensive use of batteries。 Can you rely on this exclusively？The capacity to harness energy will have to grow exponentially in the next 50 years as the population will grow and people will get richer as well and electricity need will increase 3 fold。 This is where area and location matters as electricity had been centered in main hubs but clean energy hasn't and must be converted to energy and not transported。 Electricity isn't just on one grid either but multiple ones spread across the country。 Connecting them to a combined national grid would be immensely helpful and beneficial for electricity prices and efficiency。 The logistics and political problems of installing power lines are a whole other problem。 Ideally there is a immediate mix of using as muchNuclear energy isn't as dangerous not as polluting as we think。 It also has massive power potential。 It has had terrible accidents in the past like Chernobyl and not enough countries invest in it despite other countries mainly utilize it（ like France using 70%） as their main source of energy。 The even more impressive one is nuclear fusion which has incredible， sci Fi like potential。 Unfortunately none of the technology that currently exists can be used。 The future of nuclear is a certain possibility of great things。Bill rattles off some great ideas of some of the fields that need or could be explored for clean energy。 One of the ideas that capitalizes on the use of space is offshore wind Batteries are another part mentioned several time sin the book that will have to improve to some degree to improve the use of electricity。 They probably do have a ceiling of potential but there are interesting ideas like liquid batteries that could be a more powerful or effective method。 Other ideas like cheap hydrogen， is going to be a massive gamechanger in the world of energy。 It isn't possible quite yet but has great potential。 He does emphasize though that not all of these have to be achieved。 There are many ideas， but the main objective is a systematic progress forward。 How do things get made？Concrete， steel， plastic， glass， aluminum， fertilizer。 The long history of manufacturing it and the carbon needed for it and the differences to。 plastic。 Not making them though is not an option。 You'd have to use clean electricity to manufacture them without carbon emissions。 Use carbon calorie to absorb the remaining emissions。 Recycling and riding won't stop carbon emissions but should be done at all costs for the meantime and will help drastically。How do we grow things？Calorie to food ratio in chicken， pigs and cows。 Not saying vegan options as a grand solution or having some form of vaccine。 Cows from different countries， of different breeds， emit different amounts。 From south America and Africa more so。 The more advanced breeds in Europe and America emit less so the goal is to spread those breeds。 Fake meat， lab meat are the more realistic future to add to the market of meat eaters。 Give use and importance of fertilizer。Deforestation。 Is the rest of the carbon emissions in agriculture。 Planting trees is good but not nearly as productive as one thinks and has to be specific to where it already has been produced。How do we get around。 This is one of the biggest problems in first world countries， number one in the US 。 The biggest obstacle to take in this issue is that gasoline is cheap and powerful。 In fact it's the gold standard for energy per dollar in anything we have。 Electrical cars are one of the best but still expensive option to cars。 Batteries become a problem though with larger forms of transport like airplanes， ships and even trucks。 For the sake of shorter distances with guaranteed and consistent parking for charging， trains and buses will be possible to be exclusively electric。Not possible with airplanes and cargo ships。Lowering the green premiums is the only option。How we keep cool or warm。The enormous future problem of Aircon。 Outside of the electricity to power them is the worse refrigerator gases or f gases which leak out of old models。 Heat pumps and water pumps and other forms of gas powered heating systems need to be replaced as much as possible with electric models。How do we live in a warmer world。 The people that will be affected first by climate change will be poor farmers of course。 Saharan Africa is royally fucked despite them only producing about 2% globally。 so best way they can actually deal with it is to adapt。 Adaptation for those facing the worst of climate change becomes a priority as they literally face death。 Cgiar is the foundation heading the charge in agriculture innovation。Stuff like drought tolerant maize or Scuba rice。 They should also be helped in managing weather related problems and have insurance affordable for them to do so。 On the big scale， we should be getting buildings and cities prepared。 Buildings will have to be cooler and brushes higher as an example。 With rising sea levels， cities in the waterfront have to prepare to lose some land。 A fantastic natural option is to plant mangroves which save enormous amounts of money against flooding and keep clean， fish friendly water。In the case of a worst case scenario， something more drastic will have to be done like geo engineering。 This is a possible solution to buy some time but not necessarily correct all the problems started。 The major obstacle with changing how much sun light the earth will absorb （ideally 1% less） is the giant political backlash。 No nation will be able to do it alone so the approval of all is necessary。 To get that， more tests at all levels must be done in geo engineering。The book turns more to the political obstacle now and gives the example of Britain's great smog in 1952。 Air pollution killed at least 4 thousands people then and kills up to 7 million per year nowadays so it was a matter of policy to change the emissions to stop the fog。 Bill lays out 7 goals that governments should be aiming for。1） mind the investment gap。 Energy companies don't spend enough money on innovation and2） level the playing field。 This is the lowering of the green premiums。3） overcome non market barriers4） keep up to date5） be prepared for a smooth transition6） do the hard stuff too7） work on markets， policy and technology at the same time。Taking all of that into consideration， bill gates down the specific concrete plan to get to 0。 Getting to 0 by 2050 is different than reducing by 2030。 They are actually different paths so the goal to get 0 by 2050 must be the sole focus。 One cannot measure the success of a country with it's plan pelt based on the amounts of carbon emissions it's lowering。 The plan involves not just technology， policy and also the market。 Innovation is not just changing technology。 It also involves how and when we can use something different。Once again， will organized bill puts the plan into two further stages。 Supply of innovation and demand of innovation。 The same as he would do for his successful business。 There we go！ Jackpot！ Exactly why I wanted to listen to this book！！！ In a nutshell， it was about taking bigger risks and investing more and having the support to do so。 The testing phase of the demand is one of the hardest parts where good ideas go to die。 The book ends with what we can do as individuals。 It always seemed to me that what could I possibly do as an individual？ But after reading this book I have settled with this thought because such a big and complex problem requires by it's very nature a lot of people to solve。 One person， regardless of how powerful or rich， simply cannot solve it。 There is no magic button or invention。 Depending on the amount of influence you have on society， as a citizen， employee or employer， investor or even politician to any degree， you an only do your part out of the options named above。 One of the key things you can do is vote and by simply buying or doing the cleaner option， you influence the market which is the major point that will actually cause change。 In conclusion， as far as I know， this has been the best form of any media that made a grea， short and compelling case for solutions for climate change。 I have always known that it is serious but never been actually interested until now。 I would certainly consider reading and understanding more about Bill， something else I NEVER thought I would feel or say， and I would also like to learn and do more about Climate Change myself。 。。。more
Christiaan Pietropoli
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Insightful and eye-opening- Especially for the industry I am in。 I can make smart design choices to limit the amount of eCO2kge in a building。- we don't want to sacrifice the quality of life people have。 The challenge we face is 'how do we decarbonise， while still lifting people out of poverty？'。- Innovation is key。 - The environmental cost of our lifestyle should be just as important as the economic。- we can't just make the easy CO2e reducing switches today - we need to begin the hard swaps in Insightful and eye-opening- Especially for the industry I am in。 I can make smart design choices to limit the amount of eCO2kge in a building。- we don't want to sacrifice the quality of life people have。 The challenge we face is 'how do we decarbonise， while still lifting people out of poverty？'。- Innovation is key。 - The environmental cost of our lifestyle should be just as important as the economic。- we can't just make the easy CO2e reducing switches today - we need to begin the hard swaps in order to achieve net 0 by 2050。 。。。more
Damon Bone
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Good but nothing mind-blowingly new
B CHANDRA
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The book narrated environmental challenges we are facing and need to move to zero emissions
Mariana Leandro
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Very the problem is withim governments not us and what we should do is invent thongs that look just like what we have but doesn’t emits gases， it gave a lot of cool and innovative solutions but also gave the feeling that most of them werent possible to attain。 Overall a good read， i really enjoyed reading about some inventions however it wasnt as practical as the tittle suggested， which was a let down。
Samuel
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I really enjoyed this easy-to-read break down of greenhouse gas emissions in various industries， and the important technology and policy goals to reach net zero。
Bram Wijns
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Innovation os the key！ Bill Gates clearly explains the problem， why it's important to get to 0 and what needs to be done to get there。 Highly recommended book if you want to understand the climate problem and how it can be resolved。 It probably will also make you more positive about the fact that it is possible （although it will be very hard）。 Innovation os the key！ Bill Gates clearly explains the problem， why it's important to get to 0 and what needs to be done to get there。 Highly recommended book if you want to understand the climate problem and how it can be resolved。 It probably will also make you more positive about the fact that it is possible （although it will be very hard）。 。。。more
Mohamed Elnazir
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I like the analytical approach that Bill Gates followed， which kept me moving steadily through the book。 The book is simple to a degree that every non-specialized person be on the same page。 The idea in providing solution is pretty good。 I moved through many reviewers and I think they focused more on other issue rather than reviewing the book
Una
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Easy to read and well-written book about such a serious topic。 I admire Bill Gates and his accomplishments。 I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about climate change and the things we must do to stop it。
Matt Davis
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Though I would have liked a bit more emphasis on what everyday citizens can do about climate change， I still give this book full marks for the timeliness and relevance to everyone's lives。 The layout is clever， as it separates carbon emissions into broad categories of how we make things， how we grow food， how we heat and cool ourselves， and how we transport。The dilemma is so extensive that one feels tempted toward nihilism， but this book does well to lay out a game plan that links innovation， po Though I would have liked a bit more emphasis on what everyday citizens can do about climate change， I still give this book full marks for the timeliness and relevance to everyone's lives。 The layout is clever， as it separates carbon emissions into broad categories of how we make things， how we grow food， how we heat and cool ourselves， and how we transport。The dilemma is so extensive that one feels tempted toward nihilism， but this book does well to lay out a game plan that links innovation， policy， and individuals' will for progress into a manageable solution。 I recommend this one highly for those who know little about climate change， and even the well informed are likely to gain something。 。。。more
Samuel Coelho
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