How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

比爾 · 蓋茲親筆揭露改變未來的新思考、新科技與新經濟

「我寫這本書不只是因為看到氣候變遷的問題，還因為我看到了解決問題的機會。」
「我們可以做既能挽救新冠疫情中受創的經濟、又能激發創新來避免氣候災難的事。
這本書要講的就是我們必須採取什麼行動，以及我認為我們做得到的原因。」

中文版「如何避免氣候災難：結合科技與商業的奇蹟，全面啟動淨零碳新經濟」已由天下雜誌出版

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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.