The headline is clickbait. What he actually said is that the emissions projections have become less dire:
> “People will be able to live and thrive in most places on Earth for the foreseeable future. Emissions projections have gone down, and with the right policies and investments, innovation will allow us to drive emissions down much further.”
This is a triumph of technology, and as a technologist himself, Gates is naturally optimistic that more progress can be made.
Please click through to the actual memo, which emphasizes the very serious consequences of climate change while also being realistic about the progress we’ve made and will be able to make. It is mostly focused on the impacts on poor countries.
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The headline is clickbait. What he actually said is that the emissions projections have become less dire:
> “People will be able to live and thrive in most places on Earth for the foreseeable future. Emissions projections have gone down, and with the right policies and investments, innovation will allow us to drive emissions down much further.”
This is a triumph of technology, and as a technologist himself, Gates is naturally optimistic that more progress can be made.
Please click through to the actual memo, which emphasizes the very serious consequences of climate change while also being realistic about the progress we’ve made and will be able to make. It is mostly focused on the impacts on poor countries.