Despite what Bill Gates has to say—let alone climate czar John Kerry, who should have known better—we don’t have to rely on a miracle coming out of nowhere to deal with climate change. We already have all the technologies we need, here and now—and these tools will only get a lot better and cheaper, if recent history is any guide.
July 1, 2020. Week 7 of TED2020 featured conversations on where the coronavirus pandemic is heading, the case for reparations, how we can better connect with each other and how capitalism must change to build a more equitable society. Below, a recap of insights shared throughout the week. Bill Gates, technologist, philanthropist Big idea: The In his 2021 book, "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster," Gates wrote that effectively combating climate change will take people being willing to commit to new ideas, like switching to electric cars The books on Gates's list cover a wide range of topics, from calculus to nuclear engineering, biology to geology. What does geology have to do with climate change? In the archive. An email from my younger self. In 2008 I wanted a bunch of science textbooks. Not much has changed since then. Recently I was telling a friend about Weather for Dummies. This was not unusual—it’s actually one of the first books I recommend to anyone who wants to understand the weather and how it’s affected by climate change. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Bill Gates Allen Lane (buy from Amazon UK US AU*) “I am aware that I am an imperfect messenger on climate change,” writes Bill Gates in his book on why he he9wbuI.
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