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100	1		_aGates, Bill, _d1955- _eauthor. _95528
245	1	0	_aHow to avoid a climate disaster : _bthe solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need / _cBill Gates.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c2021.
264		4	_c©2021
300			_a257 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
386			_mOccupation/field of activity group: _nocc _aBusinesspeople _2lcdgt
386			_aMen _2lcdgt
386			_mNational/regional group: _nnat _aWashingtonians (Washington State) _2lcdgt
500			_a"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index.
505	0	0	_gIntroduction: _t51 billion to zero -- _tWhy zero? -- _tThis will be hard -- _tFive questions to ask in every climate conversation -- _tHow we plug in -- _tHow we make things -- _tHow we grow things -- _tHow we get around -- _tHow we keep cool and stay warm -- _tAdapting to a warmer world -- _tWhy government policies matter -- _tA plan for getting to zero -- _tWhat each of us can do -- Afterword: Climate change and COVID-19.
520			_aIn 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. -- _cFrom dust jacket.
650		0	_aClimatic changes _xPrevention _xTechnological innovations. _95529
650		0	_aGlobal warming _xPrevention _xTechnological innovations. _95530
650		0	_aGreenhouse gases _xEnvironmental aspects. _95531
650		0	_aEnvironmental policy. _9347
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change. _2bisacsh _95532
650		7	_aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General. _2bisacsh _95533
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics. _2bisacsh _95534
650		7	_aEnvironmental policy. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00913250 _9347
650		7	_aGreenhouse gases _xEnvironmental aspects. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00947709 _95535
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aGates, Bill, 1955- _tHow to avoid a climate disaster. _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Doubleday, [2020] _z9780385546140 _w(DLC) 2019059397
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