#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent authoritative book Bill Gates sets out a
wide-ranging practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas
emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating
the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics
chemistry biology engineering political science and finance he has focused on what must be
done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book he
not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also
details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed
description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it
takes to get new ideas into the market he describes the areas in which technology is already
helping to reduce emissions where and how the current technology can be made to function more
effectively where breakthrough technologies are needed and who is working on these essential
innovations. Finally he lays out a concrete practical plan for achieving the goal of zero
emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt but what we as
individuals can do to keep our government our employers and ourselves accountable in this
crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear achieving zero emissions will not be simple or
easy to do but if we follow the plan he sets out here it is a goal firmly within our reach.
