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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
- The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Bill Gates
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, shares what he has learnt in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address climate problems. He explains how the world can work to build the tools it needs to get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions - investing in research, inventing new technologies and deploying them quickly at a large scale. Gates is optimistic that the world can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
This is a visionary and inspiring book by one of the world's most celebrated public figures.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-03-2021
Great, wasn't on the edge of my seat though.
Wheaton has a great voice; I loved Gates' intro though, wish he'd read it all
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- Ben
- 10-01-2022
This book is rubbish
For a smart man, this book sounds like he is addressing a 10 year old reader.
So many poorly thought through assumptions and misquoted statistics that make his prediction ludicrous.
This book seems like an ESG offset while while Bill flies around in his private jet.
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- Bo Go
- 03-11-2021
Excellent breakdown of the climate challenge
Overall a well written, well researched informative read about the challenges of tackling climate change in a capitalist market driven world. Positive overall and broad ranging. Breaks down complex geopolitical and economic demands and drivers into simpler concepts and provides rational input on the science and feasibility of a range of current technologies.
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- WE91
- 07-11-2021
Food for brain
Enjoyed immensely. Such a well researched and brief "how to" book that you know is coming from one of the smartest people alive. Recommended
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- Sebastian Villa
- 31-10-2021
Straight to the point. Great.
This book is a banger. Gets straight to the point without any BS filler content.
Definitely required reading.
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- Lance Smith
- 12-10-2021
Great book! But one thing missing.
Wonderfully narrated at 0.9x speed.
Bill does a great job of explaining the challenges associated with climate change. I loved listening to all the facts and figures of different industries and the progress being made in our pursuit of clean energy breakthroughs.
When it came to the last chapter about what “we” can do, there are many great things Bill suggests. The only thing that disappointed me about this book is not once did Bill address the amount of products/food we consume. There are plenty of suggestions for “cleaner” options but to not mention anything about our consumption behaviours in terms of quantity is a fundamental roadblock in Bill’s capitalist mindset, in my opinion. If we don’t address how much we consume, a breakthrough in clean energy innovation and reducing green premiums will not be enough to save us.
This book is still very much worth a listen to educate yourself further on climate change. I did enjoy it and will still recommend it to others.
Cheers!
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- Temilee Murdoch
- 29-04-2022
An interesting listen
Lots of great information and solutions presented however for me personally not the type of audiobook I can listen to while completing other tasks as I get distracted. This book requires (and deserves!) your full attention. I would recommend this to family, friends and colleagues as an important resource when discussing the climate crisis.
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- Farid
- 14-11-2021
Surprisingly informative
I expected a billionaire's blah blah blah with complicated statistics and science info, but it is in fact a book everyone must read.
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- Aidan
- 24-07-2021
eye opener
really opened my eyes on the real issues and causes of thoes issues in todays society.
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- Nick K.
- 22-06-2021
Great book
Great book and well written. Bill is certainly committed to the cause and dreams big. Good on him - he is making a difference. I’m inspired by his work and efforts.
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