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Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Though the Paris Agreement on climate change was a significant achievement, most authorities agree that its measures to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions will be insufficient to offset the forecasted increase in global warming. Even in the unlikely case of ideal compliance, the Earth will still experience major climate-driven damages. Given this reality, climate expert Roger A. Sedjo argues in this book that a Plan B is required. He makes a compelling...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis. Gates says, "We can work on a local,...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio, Penguin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A businessman argues that the world will undergo serious damage from climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, even in the unlikely event that governments meet their pledges, and suggests ways to use the techniques of business leadership to employ what is known and develop new ways to make the economic and social changes necessary to mitigate the coming crisis.
8) Como evitar un desastre climatico: las soluciones que ya tenemos y los avances que aun necesitamos
Author
Publisher
Vintage Espanol, una division de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
The technologist, business leader, and philanthropist who founded Microsoft draws on the input of experts in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance to create an accessible, concrete plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and avoid certain environmental disaster.
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