I [have become] convinced of three things: 1. To avoid a climate disaster, we have to get to get to zero {net… — Bill Gates
I [have become] convinced of three things: 1. To avoid a climate disaster, we have to get to get to zero {net emissions by the year 2050}. 2. We need to deploy the tools we already have, like solar and wind, faster and smarter. 3. And we need to create and roll out breakthrough technologies that can take us the rest of the way.
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