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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
Book • 2019
In 'How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,' Bill Gates presents a detailed plan for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, drawing from over a decade of his research and investment in climate change solutions.
The book is organized into five parts, starting with the necessity of achieving zero emissions rather than just reducing them.
Gates discusses the challenges in achieving this goal, provides practical questions to evaluate climate change conversations, and analyzes current and future technologies that can help mitigate climate change.
He advocates for increased innovation in clean energy, including nuclear power, and emphasizes the importance of reducing the 'green premium' – the additional cost of green energy.
The book also outlines specific steps for governments, market participants, and individuals to take in order to collectively avoid a climate disaster.
The book is organized into five parts, starting with the necessity of achieving zero emissions rather than just reducing them.
Gates discusses the challenges in achieving this goal, provides practical questions to evaluate climate change conversations, and analyzes current and future technologies that can help mitigate climate change.
He advocates for increased innovation in clean energy, including nuclear power, and emphasizes the importance of reducing the 'green premium' – the additional cost of green energy.
The book also outlines specific steps for governments, market participants, and individuals to take in order to collectively avoid a climate disaster.
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Mentioned in 10 episodes
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when discussing Bill Gates' approach to climate change solutions.

David Friedberg

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E92: Adam Neumann's second act, a16z's $350M bet, housing policy, Inflation Reduction Act & more
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in relation to his views on a compound that reduces methane emissions, as cited in his book.


Heather Heying

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Taste the Science: The 253rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
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as a book that inspired him to create a plant-based restaurant to address climate change.

Steve Ells

26 snips
When a robot cooks your lunch with Steve Ells of Chipotle and Kernel
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as his most favorite recent book, focusing on climate solutions.

John Doerr

22 snips
20VC: John Doerr on Buying 12% of Google for $12M, His Biggest Investing Lesson from 30 Years in Venture & The Climate Crisis: Why Governments are The Biggest Problem and Where the Biggest Opportunities Are in Climate Investing?
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as a surprisingly well-written and thoughtful summary of climate change.


Rory Stewart

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205. How to combat populism, debating Bill Gates, and David Cameron on the world stage (Part 2)
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, quoting his book on climate change.

Daniel Poneman

A New Age for Nuclear Energy, with Daniel Poneman
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while discussing Bill Gates' book on climate change.


John Bickley

Bill Gates And The War On Meat | 6.12.22
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as an accessible book on climate disaster.


John Doerr

John Doerr on Sustainable Investments (Podcast)
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for its insights into climate change and mega trends.


Taavi Roivas

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when discussing ![undefined]()

' inspiration for reducing climate change through food.


Kara Swisher

Steve Ells

Can Chipotle Founder Steve Ells Strike "Fast-Casual" Gold Again?
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as focusing on how to avoid a climate disaster.


Bill Gates

ICYMI - Bill Gates - COVID-19 & "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster"
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as a book focusing on how to avoid a climate disaster.


Bill Gates

Bill Gates - COVID-19 & "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster"
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who noted that Gates wrote about how to avoid a climate disaster.


Waheed Nabeel

#29 - Faisal Ali Rashid - How Dubai Aims To Implement Net-Zero : Lessons For the World
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at the end of the podcast as the subject of the interview and author of the book.


Alison Beard

Bill Gates on How Business Leaders Can Fight Climate Change
Mentioned in the podcast as a book about avoiding climate disaster.

Post-Trump, New U.S. Intel Chief Seeks To Rebuild Trust — And Fight Domestic Terror
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in relation to his book on climate change and his views on nuclear energy.

Marin Katusa

TIP353: The Best Performing Asset Is Not Bitcoin w/ Marin Katusa
Recommended by Pilita Clark for its breakdown of the climate problem and discussion of green technologies.

Pilita Clark’s picks for summer reading about the environment
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as a high-level introduction to the climate transition, focusing on technology's role.


Alp Kucukelbir

AI, Energy, and Climate: Alp Kucukelbir: AI in Industry, Education and More
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as a profoundly digestible book on climate change.


Molly Wood

Sequoia debuts Arc, SEC considering climate disclosures, Disney CEO fallout & more | E1414
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when discussing climate change solutions.


Elise Hu

Why good ideas get trapped in the valley of death -- and how to rescue them | TED-Ed