From Panic to Pragmatism: Bill Gates Urges a Strategic Pivot on Climate Change Approach
Bill Gates is urging the world to take a breath, to look up from the charts and alarms, and rethink its approach to climate change. He argues that an overly catastrophic narrative is pulling resources away from the solutions that could do the most for human welfare. In a memo released Tuesday—on his 70th birthday—the Microsoft co-founder challenged what he called a “doomsday view of climate change,” saying it has led policymakers to “focus too much on near-term emissions goals” at the expense of deeper, more lasting interventions. The memo comes just two weeks before global leaders gather in Belém,
