Wednesday
October 29
2025

Bill Gates Calls for Climate Fight to Shift Focus From Curbing Emissions to Reducing Human Suffering

By Jennifer McDermott

Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won’t be the end of civilization. He thinks scientific innovation will curb it, and it’s instead time for a “strategic pivot” in the global climate fight: from focusing on limiting rising temperatures to fighting poverty and preventing disease.

Photo courtesy of Anna Shvets.

Source: Associated Press (link opens in a new window)

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climate change, decarbonization, infectious diseases, innovation, poverty alleviation