Why World Tycoons Should Emulate Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, in the Battle against Climate Change
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has consistently advocated for environment conservation and has been a key personality in the battle against climate change.
Gates keen focus has been to increasing access to clean electricity in remote parts of the world. As a key defender of the environment, he is quoted by the Guardian saying that: “The idea of adding new electricity capacity- you can’t just go build coal plants.”
The Guardian reported that Gates likes using private jets because he can get affordable fuel for flight. He revealed that he has already footed the bill of carbon footprint to a group dubbed Climeworks, a firm that captures up direct air in Iceland.
Gates pointed out that the future of vehicles travels lie with electric cars; but excluded the electricity whose source comes from coal firms. Transport industry contributes to about 16 percent of global gas emissions. The major burden of emissions originates from steel and cement industries.
The former richest person of the world embraces some sci-fi type inventions like solar-powered dehumidifier that trap drinking water from air, direct air capture technologies that suck greenhouse gases out of the air, geo-engineering that may in the future be capable of reducing the amount of sunlight hitting the earth’s surface and a technology for storing heat in molten salt.
Gates latest book titled ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster’ elaborates his interest in using science to avert climate crisis.
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates found Bill & Melinda Gates foundation whose focus is to assist the underprivileged and the vulnerable in the society. The foundation whose vision is “ALL LIVES HAVE EQUAL VALUE” also supports start-ups and innovations across the world.
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