How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

如何阻止地球邁向氣候大災難時代

打造乾淨、永續、能源富足的世界？

 

一部樂觀但切實可行的解決方案

需要政府、企業，和你我的參與！

 

　　「全球暖化」及其帶來的影響，對人們來說早已不是新聞。當已開發國家注意到環境衝擊、開始呼籲減少碳排放量，開發中國家卻一邊承受氣候變化所帶來的惡果，一邊為能源不足所苦──而能源貧窮，正是比爾．蓋茲關注氣候議題的起點。

 

　　從思考如何讓更多人能使用足夠的資源，以改善生活品質、增進經濟發展，他進一步認識到，要避免在使用更多能源的狀況下，導致氣候災害帶來的衝擊，更長遠地思考如何阻止地球邁向氣候大災難時代，並制定實際的計畫，勢在必行。

 

　　在物理、化學、生物學、工程學、政治學、金融等領域的專家協助下，結合自身對科技創新領域的理解，蓋茲以淺顯易懂、深具說服力的文字，針對我們所共同面對的挑戰，提供清晰的圖像，分析為何我們需要全力以零碳排為目標，更深入介紹科技在其中扮演的重要角色，描述哪些科技已介入協助減少溫室氣體的排放、在哪些領域我們仍然急需開發突破性的技術。在本書中，他並提出內容紮實、具體可實踐的計畫，包含擬定政策的可行方向，以及我們每一個人都可以如何敦促政府、企業與我們自己，在這個至關重要的議題上擔起責任。

 

　　要停止氣候惡化，絕非易事，但倘若我們能將這份解決方案付諸實行，達成目標絕不是遙不可及的夢想。(文/博客來編譯)

　　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.