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57. What Makes John Doerr Think He Can Save the Planet?

People I (Mostly) Admire

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The Six Big Buckets as Sources of Emission Reductions

"I embrace net zero by 20 50, because the science tells us that if we achieve that, we then have a probablistic two thirds chance of holding warming below one point five degrees celsius," he says. "But i don't think we should lose the idea that zero is not a magical number." He adds: 'We're neither ambitious enough nor urgent enough to get the job done' The final thing we've got to do is figure out how to remove what i call ‘stubborn carbon’ - either due to rogue actors or needs like long distance aviation.

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