Bibliograph

How to avoid a climate disaster, the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need, Bill Gates

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How to avoid a climate disaster, the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need, Bill Gates

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index

Illustrations

chartsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to avoid a climate disaster

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Bill Gates

Sub title

the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need

Summary

After more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, Gates sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. He explains why he is optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis, and discusses how climate change can be addressed in meaningful ways. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction: 51 billion to zero -- Why zero? -- This will be hard -- Five questions to ask in every climate conversation -- How we plug in -- How we make things -- How we grow things -- How we get around -- How we keep cool and stay warm -- Adapting to a warmer world -- Why government policies matter -- A plan for getting to zero -- What each of us can do -- Afterword: Climate change and COVID-19

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