빌 게이츠가 10년간 올인한 바로 그 주제!
기후재앙을 피하기 위한 명확한 목표와 근본적인 해법

혁신적 엔지니어이자 실용적 환경주의자 빌 게이츠가 10년간 집중적으로 연구한 끝에 마침내 공개하는 기후재앙 극복 해법. 목표는 명확하고 계획은 구체적이다! 매년 발생하는 온실가스 배출량 510억 톤을 2050년 선진국부터 ‘순 제로net zero’로 만들 것. 탄소 문명을 청정에너지 문명으로 바꿀 ‘기술-정책-시장구조’를 만들 것. 성장과 지구가 양립 가능한 계획을 위해 정부와 기업 그리고 각자가 할 수 있는 일을 구체적으로 제시한다. 물리학, 화학, 생물학, 공학, 정치학, 경제학, 재무학 분야의 전문가와 협력해 발견한 유일한 솔루션과 실현 가능한 로드맵.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.

Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal.

He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise.

As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.