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Summary of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster 

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Everyone knows that the world is getting hotter. It’s evident in the weather, the number of natural disasters, and the amount we hear about it on TV. However, despite the fact we know it’s an issue, not much is being done to change it. Unless we put a plan in place and actually start making headway, the world could become unsustainable for human life in the future. How far in the future, we don’t know, but is it worth taking a risk? Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, has studied the state of the climate and found some very disturbing potential outcomes. He’s also thought in detail about how we can change the current course of climate change, and redirect ourselves towards a more sustainable and climate-friendly way of life. The New York Times bestseller “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” really opens your eyes to the state of the world today. The bottom line is that we need to take action; if we don’t, who knows how long we have left on this beautiful planet we call home.

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  • Summary of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
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  • What is How to Avoid a Climate Disaster about?
  • Who should read How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
  • Topics in How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
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Cutting greenhouse emissions to zero - an impossible task?

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Currently, 51 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases are released every single year. We need to get that down to as close to zero as possible. A hard task for sure, but one which shouldn’t be ignored.

The more troubling news is that these gases are increasing in volume rather than decreasing. However, if we manage to achieve this huge task, we can avoid the very worst and potentially catastrophic effects of climate change. Stay as we are and we’re on course for a huge disaster.
Reducing billions down to zero is going to take serious action. Failure to put in the effort could mean the Earth becomes too hot for human survival.
To reach this huge aim, every country needs to pull together and we need to use the initiative we have, along with newly developed ones. Without this, the world is just going to keep getting hotter.

In 2020 and early 2021, there has been a slight decrease in the amount of emitted gases, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Everything ground to a halt, yet the effect on the climate was minimal. This just goes to show that a huge effort is needed to avoid major disaster in the future.
It’s not a pass-fail exam where everything’s great if we get a 100 percent reduction and everything’s a disaster if we get only a 99 percent reduction. But the bigger the reduction, the bigger the benefit. ~ Bill Gates
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The connection between greenhouse emissions and everyday actions

Reducing emissions becomes harder still when you start to look at exactly what causes gases to be released into the atmosphere — almost everything! From the plastic brush you use to detangle your hair in the morning to the car you drive, the bread you ate for toast at breakfast to the machine you use to cut the grass in your garden. Almost everything either releases gases or produces gases at the production stage.
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The mission to reach clean electricity status

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Cutting production emissions would give us a huge head start

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The planet takes a big hit from farming and transportation

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It’s up to us to change things

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