The 67-year-old billionaire said that humanity must actively finance technologies to combat climate change, otherwise future generations will face a very sad future.

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I can sum up the solution to climate change in two sentences: We need to eliminate global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Extreme weather is already causing more suffering, and if we don’t reach zero emissions, our grandchildren will grow up in a much worse world.
– says Bill Gates.

The entrepreneur, who recently resigned from Microsoft, says his main inspiration in fighting to save the planet will be to become grandparents next year – their 26-year-old daughter Jennifer and husband Niel Nassar are expecting their first child in 2023.

Even writing this sentence “I will be a grandfather next year” makes me emotional. This idea also adds a new dimension to my work. When I think about the world my grandchild will be born into, I am more inspired than ever to help all children and grandchildren have a chance to survive and thrive.
– he adds.

The businessman believes that reaching total zero will be the hardest task humans have ever done. To do this, we need to “revolutionize the entire physical economy” – the way we do things, move, generate electricity, grow food and keep it hot and cold. And all this in less than thirty years. At the same time, such a task is “too difficult even for its financial situation”, therefore, it is in the hands of governments, entrepreneurs, markets, etc., on a global scale. Coordinated work is needed.