Book description
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…
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1 author picked How to Avoid a Climate Disaster as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The start of the book is immediately to the point: “There are two numbers you need to know about climate change. The first is 51 billion. The other is zero (CO2 emission).”
This book describes, in a very practical and simple language, what needs to happen in the world over the next 25 years to prevent major climate crises (such as the current severe floods, extreme heatwaves, large wildfires, droughts, severe storms, etc.).
I was pleasantly surprised by the hundreds of examples. I got many new insights and solutions.
This book by Bill Gates is a nice example of speaking…
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