How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need Free Audiobook Download by Bill Gates
The audio book version of the book is available for free from Audible.com and the Microsoft Research website. It's not just a science book, it's also a very personal one because Gates takes you on his journey from being a college student who did not care about global warming to his current life as an advocate for climate change. Gates does not shy away from describing difficult conversations he has had about climate change with friends and family members.
In recent years, climate change has become a serious global concern with the number of people affected by the changing weather conditions increasing each year. As such, it is important for everyone to take action and take a stand to reduce their carbon footprint. In this audiobook, Bill Gates and Wil Wheaton discuss how we can avoid a climate disaster and how we can reduce our carbon footprint.
In this audiobook, Bill Gates talks about the many ways we can avoid a climate disaster, including getting rid of all fossil fuels and transitioning to clean energy. He also discusses the urgency of doing so, and how we need to focus on technologies that can get us there sooner than expected.
We need to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, but we also need to prepare for its inevitability. Bill Gates believes that climate change can be stopped if we take a multi-faceted approach, including technological breakthroughs and policy changes. Gates devotes the first half of his audiobook to discussing the solutions that we have in place today and what it will take to ensure their success. The second half of the book looks at some of the many opportunities that Gates identifies as being necessary for solving our climate's problems in order to make them even better over time.
This audiobook tells the story of how we came to this point and what it will take to prevent a climate disaster in the future. It also informs readers of what solutions are available, how they work, and who is pioneering them. For instance, some solutions offer simple changes like using less water when you shower and turning off lights when you leave rooms. Others are much more complicated like carbon-capture technologies and geoengineering.
Bill Gates explains how our planet is warming and what we can do about it. The solutions he gives are as follows: reduce greenhouse gas emissions, grow more trees and plants, change our agricultural practices to focus on carbon sequestration rather than burning fossil fuels, increase investments in green energy, and support better government policy.
Published Date | 2021-02-16 |
Duration | 7 hours 11 minutes |
Author | Bill Gates |
Narrated | Bill Gates, Wil Wheaton |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Science & Technology |
Parent Category | Animals & Nature, Economics |