Andrew here. The talker of the morning: Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist, is warning that the “doomsday outlook” is overdone and “will not lead to humanity’s demise.” He is shifting his metric for prioritizing “improving lives” rather than simply limiting the rise in temperature.
I spoke to Gates, and one thing he is clear about is that this isn’t a reversal — or at least he doesn’t see it that way. He believes you can hold two ideas in your head at the same time: Temperature is rising, but it shouldn’t be the only focus. His critics may seize on his words as evidence that the effort around climate has been misguided. That’s not what he is saying, but it will probably cause quite a debate.
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