Planes, trains, and electric automobiles

------=_Part_11529462_354328716.1598292611098 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_11529463_1404352265.1598292611098" ------=_Part_11529463_1404352265.1598292611098 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gates Notes Insiders Newsletter [ The Insider Edition August 24, 2020 [ Planes, trains, and electric automobiles [ ByBill Gates [ If you=E2=80=99ve been following my climate and energy series=E2=80=94which= we wrapped up today with a piece on transportation [ kff1L]=E2=80=94you know that we need to get to zero net greenhouse gas emis= sions in every sector of the economy within 50 years if we=E2=80=99re going= to avoid a climate disaster. Of all the areas we need to tackle, you have probably heard the most about = zero-emission alternatives to transportation. You could theoretically go ou= t and buy an electric vehicle right now=E2=80=94that=E2=80=99s not the case= for most of the other technologies I=E2=80=99ve written about. But passeng= er cars are only one part of the problem. We also need to find ways to deca= rbonize airplane travel, cargo shipping, and more. I go into detail about p= rogress we=E2=80=99ve made so far on my blog. With the looming climate crisis, it=E2=80=99s more important than ever that= we develop the clean energy tools and solutions we need to get to zero. Ov= er the coming months, you=E2=80=99ll be hearing a lot more about how I thin= k we can do it from my team and me through Breakthrough Energy. Breakthroug= h Energy is working to support new technologies that will change the way we= live, eat, work, travel, and make things so we can avoid the most devastat= ing impacts of climate change. You can sign up here to receive regular upda= tes from our team [ we/pages/af9c4842d1e3ea11a813000d3a4f62e7.html?PageId=3Daf9c4842d1e3ea11a81= 3000d3a4f62e7]. Thank you for being an Insider! [ [ [ [ [ =C2=A9 2020 The Gates Notes LLC | Unsubscribe [3ANjE1MzA2NDY%3AMDItYj= IwMjM3LTZlNzQ4MzgxMjI0YTQyODk4Zjg2OTFlZTc3NDcyNmJm%3AdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOT= BAZ21haWwuY29t%3AY29udGFjdC04NjM2MmQ0ZjM2YWRlNjExODBmNDUwNjVmMzhhN2IyMS1iZG= NiMTMzZGYyODQ0NmJjOGM4ZGQ2OWRiMzgyYWUwMw%3An%3An%3AGRgPJHyFj4OWHjn_Qn4YDA w= as changed to ../../../../LISABI~1/AppData/Local/Temp/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC = 2019/3ANjE1MzA2NDY%3AMDItYjIwMjM3LTZl= NzQ4MzgxMjI0YTQyODk4Zjg2OTFlZTc3NDcyNmJm%3AdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwu= Y29t%3AY29udGFjdC04NjM2MmQ0ZjM2YWRlNjExODBmNDUwNjVmMzhhN2IyMS1iZGNiMTMzZGYy= ODQ0NmJjOGM4ZGQ2OWRiMzgyYWUwMw%3An%3An%3AGRgPJHyFj4OWHjn_Qn4YDA] ------=_Part_11529463_1404352265.1598292611098 Content-Type: text/html;charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 How do we move around in = a zero-carbon world? = [3D"GatesNotes"](3D" > The Insider Edition =20 August 24, 2020 =20 =20 [3D"Mov=](3D") =20 [Planes, trains, and electric automobile= s](3D") =20 [By Bill Gates= span>](3D") =20 =09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09If you=E2=80=99ve been following my climate and = energy series=E2=80=94which we wrapped up today with [a piece on transportation](3D"=)=E2=80=94you know t= hat we need to get to zero net greenhouse gas emissions in every sector of = the economy within 50 years if we=E2=80=99re going to avoid a climate disas= ter. =20 =20 =09 Of all the areas we need to tackle, you hav= e probably heard the most about zero-emission alternatives to transportatio= n. You could theoretically go out and buy an electric vehicle right now=E2= =80=94that=E2=80=99s not the case for most of the other technologies I=E2= =80=99ve written about. But passenger cars are only one part of the problem= . We also need to find ways to decarbonize airplane travel, cargo shipping,= and more. I go into detail about progress we=E2=80=99ve made so far on my = blog. =09=20 With the looming climate crisis, it=E2=80= =99s more important than ever that we develop the clean energy tools and so= lutions we need to get to zero. Over the coming months, you=E2=80=99ll be h= earing a lot more about how I think we can do it from my team and me throug= h Breakthrough Energy. Breakthrough Energy is working to support new techno= logies that will change the way we live, eat, work, travel, and make things= so we can avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change. [You can sign up here to receive r= egular updates from our team](3D=). =09=20 =09 =09 Thank you for being an Insider! =09=20 [3D"Bill] =20 = 3D" [3D"L=](3D"http=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) =C2=A9 2020 The Gates Notes LLC | [Unsubscribe](3D"3ANjE1MzA=) ------=_Part_11529463_1404352265.1598292611098-- ------=_Part_11529462_354328716.1598292611098--