The hands-on approach differs from recent charitable donations of other billionaires, a practice Gates argues is less effective. The billionaire philanthropist founded the organization Breakthrough Energy in 2015 to invest in clean-energy technologies and was instrumental to the legislation's passage behind the scenes, Bloomberg reports.
On the latest episode of Bloomberg's "Zero" podcast, Rathi interviewed Gates about climate tech and the Inflation Reduction Act - the law enacted in August that invests $369 billion toward trying to reduce US carbon emissions by 40% over the next eight years. "Well, innovation is not just a check-writing process - the cost is way greater than what anyone could fund," he told the Bloomberg Green reporter Akshat Rathi. The billionaire Bill Gates is a can-do, problem-solving chap, and his book is full of detailed, practical plans The Times Gatess carefully packaged nuggets of information are not only easy to understand, but they aim to provide the reader with practical tools to engage with the density of climate change information. It often indicates a user profile.īill Gates, currently the fifth-richest person on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, told Bloomberg on Thursday why he hadn't donated his vast fortune to fight the climate crisis as fellow billionaires announce splashy contributions toward their own pet causes. The biggest changes need to happen at the governmental and societal levels, but you have a lot of power as an individual-although maybe not in the way you think.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. Rashida and I also discuss what actions each of us can take to make a difference (including whether or not you should buy carbon offsets, paper straws, or organic produce). I loved her first book, The Sixth Extinction, and I was excited to hear that she’s working on a follow-up that will be released in the spring. She’s been writing about climate change for the New Yorker for the last two decades. Our guest this week is Elizabeth Kolbert, who has a deep understanding of how a changing planet is also hurting animals, plants, and even entire ecosystems.
When I talk about the impacts of climate change, I usually focus on how it will affect people.
But the reality is that, even if we do all the right things and prevent a disaster scenario, we’re already seeing the effects of climate change. I’ve written a lot about why I think we can avoid the worst effects of climate change here on this blog (and in my upcoming book).
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