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How to avoid a climate disaster : the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need / Bill Gates.

Gates, Bill, 1955- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 059321577X
  • ISBN: 9780593215777
  • ISBN: 9780593215777 : PAP
  • ISBN: 059321577X : PAP
  • ISBN: 9780593215777
  • ISBN: 059321577X
  • Physical Description: 370 pages (large print): illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: 51 billion to zero -- Why zero? -- This will be hard -- Five questions to ask in every climate conversation -- How we plug in -- How we make things -- How we grow things -- How we get around -- How we keep cool and stay warm -- Adapting to a warmer world -- Why government policies matter -- A plan for getting to zero -- What each of us can do -- Afterword: Climate change and COVID-19.
Summary, etc.:
After more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, Gates sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. He explains why he is optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis, and discusses how climate change can be addressed in meaningful ways. -- adapted from jacket
Subject: Climatic changes > Prevention > Technological innovations.
Global warming > Prevention > Technological innovations.
Greenhouse gases > Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
Large type books.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bethel Public Library.

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Bethel Public Library LT 363.738 GAT (Text) 34030148193649 Adult Large Type Available -

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