How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

A book about how humanity pollutes the planet and what consequences await it. The author presents a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at both local and global levels.

Bill Gates is an American entrepreneur and public figure, philanthropist, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and founder of Breakthrough Energy.

In 1975, Bill Gates, together with Paul Allen, founded Microsoft and brought the company to global leadership in software and services for business and personal use.

In 2008, Bill devoted himself entirely to the work of his foundation—expanding opportunities for disadvantaged people around the world. As co-chair, he leads the development of the foundation’s strategy and sets the overall direction of the organization. Through his personal fund, Gates Ventures, he conducts research in areas such as climate change and clean energy, researching Alzheimer’s disease and other health issues, interdisciplinary education, and technology.

At Breakthrough Energy, he applies his experience as an innovator to address the problem of climate change by supporting a new generation of entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologists. In 2010, Bill, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett launched the Giving Pledge campaign, as an attempt to encourage the richest people and their families to give away a larger portion of their fortunes to philanthropy.