We need to reward people who have the courage to take difficult steps. By Bill Gates Today I was honored to be one of the speakers at the Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by President Biden. The president brought leaders from around the...
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An independent advisory committee recommended the team hold off on balloon equipment tests until it holds public discussions. By James Temple In an unexpected move, the advisory committee for a Harvard University geoengineering research project...
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This excerpt from my book includes several ideas for how you can help move us closer to a zero-carbon future. By Bill Gates When I talk to people about climate change, I almost always get asked the same question: What can I do to help? So, when I...
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We need to help the world’s poorest people adapt to climate change. By Bill Gates I’ve spent a lot of time over the last month talking about climate change. Whether it’s on my book tour, in media interviews, or just during conversations with...
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In his new book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” the Microsoft cofounder lays out the tech breakthroughs and sweeping policies we’ll need to take on global warming. By James Temple In his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill...
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Congress and the new administration can help put the world on a path to zero emissions. By Bill Gates During last year’s campaign, President Joe Biden argued that the “United States must lead the world to take on the existential threat we...
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The business model is doing irreparable harm to society. But there is an alternative, and we don’t need to destroy the tech giants to get there. By Tristan Harris This week a violent mob mounted the biggest attack on the Capitol, the seat of...
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We must transform the economy, not halt it, to prevent runaway warming. And we’re doing it far, far too slowly today. By James Temple There’s a case to be made that 2020, for all the sacrifices it demanded and tragedies it inflicted, could...
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Every year for the past 15, environmental scientists working under the aegis of a US government agency issue a report on the state of the Arctic, and Tuesday’s edition confirms an alarming trend: the North Pole is heating up twice as fast...
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There are tensions and trade-offs in decisions about data Scientists are taking a harder look at using carbon-capturing rocks to counteract climate change, but lots of uncertainties remain. By James Temple A pair of palm-tree-fringed coves form...
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We’d better pick up the pace in the 2020s. By James Temple By most measures that matter, clean energy had a stellar decade. The cost of large wind and solar farms dropped by 70% and nearly 90%, respectively. Meanwhile, renewable-power...
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