{"id":40012,"date":"2021-04-12T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=40012"},"modified":"2021-04-09T11:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T09:26:38","slug":"path-zero-emissions-bill-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/path-zero-emissions-bill-gates\/","title":{"rendered":"The Path Toward Zero Emissions According To Bill Gates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The road toward climate neutrality within 2050 will not be easy. According to Bill Gates, it would be humanity\u2019s biggest achievement. Let\u2019s find out the reasons together.<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, we release in the atmosphere <strong>51 billion tons of CO2<\/strong> per year; the goal is 0 emissions.\u00a0In his book \u201c<strong>How to avoid a climate disaster<\/strong>\u201d Microsoft\u2019s founder tries to outline the road toward this\u00a0ambitious target, regarded from the author as much harder compared to eradicating <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/covid-climate-change-crossroads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19<\/a>, in which\u00a0there are some commons points: both those targets need<strong> international cooperation<\/strong> and <strong>science\u2019s\u00a0contribution<\/strong>. But, differently from COVID-19, climate change depends on multiple factors and a vaccine will\u00a0not be enough to <strong>bring emissions to zero<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40015\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-40015\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/sustainability-path-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"sustainability path\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/sustainability-path-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/sustainability-path-536x302.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/sustainability-path-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/sustainability-path-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/sustainability-path-344x194.jpg 344w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/sustainability-path.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">\u00a9Free-Photos via pixabay<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The five main fields responsible of greenhouse gases are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>industrial production (cement, iron, <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/plastic-all-around-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastics<\/a> \u2013 cause of 31% of global emissions),<\/li>\n<li>electric energy production (27%), agriculture and fostering (19%),<\/li>\n<li>transports (16%),<\/li>\n<li>heating and conditioning (7%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For each of those fields, there are ecologic alternatives that are currently developing or not as cheap as\u00a0the techniques or materials used at the present. Mr. Gates talks about Green Premium which is the\u00a0additional charge to pay to use those <strong>non-polluting technologies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is necessary to invest more in the <strong>research\u00a0&amp; development<\/strong> of those innovations to produce them on a large scale so that, followed by a large demand,\u00a0they can close the price gap with their pollutant substitutes.<\/p>\n<p>To let it happen, <strong>governmental policies<\/strong> play a\u00a0crucial role because they have to possibility to introduce a <strong>pollutant tax<\/strong> and <strong>incentives for the zero-emissions alternative<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Have a clear goal<\/h2>\n<p>Be careful, we are talking about <strong>non-polluting alternatives<\/strong> and not less polluting.<\/p>\n<p>The target is to <strong>bring the\u00a0greenhouse emissions to zero<\/strong> and to reach that we need to focus our efforts on technologies and\u00a0products with zero emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Some energy sources alternative to fossil fuels &#8211; like natural gasses \u2013 even if\u00a0able to reduce emissions, cannot zero them. This could even be against the climate neutrality target: some\u00a0technologies require huge machinery that needs decades to obtain the return of investments made and so,\u00a0if built today, they will still be active in 2050.<\/p>\n<h2>Energetic transition<\/h2>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40018\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/energy-transiction-870x445.jpg\" alt=\"energetic transiction\" width=\"870\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/energy-transiction.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/energy-transiction-536x274.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/energy-transiction-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/energy-transiction-344x176.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Considering our current addiction to fossil fuels, a transition like this has never been made in only 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it is known that adopting new energy sources takes a lot of time, as it is possible to see in the\u00a0following graph showing the major energy sources\u2019 share of global supply.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, we got past a source to another because it was cheaper and more powerful, but now the\u00a0transition is imposed from climate needs. That means that if on one hand we are moved from\u00a0environmental, ethical, and social reasons in doing this transition as fast as possible, on the other hand the\u00a0market prevents it.<\/p>\n<h2>Do not leave anyone behind<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_40017\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-40017\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/farmer-in-asia-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"farmer in asia\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/farmer-in-asia-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/farmer-in-asia-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by Free-Photos via Pixabay<\/div><\/div>\n<p>And once again, even in climate change, the developing countries and in particular <strong>Africa<\/strong> and <strong>South Asia<\/strong>\u00a0are the more penalized: even if they are not at fault, they are the ones that are suffering and, in the future,\u00a0will suffer most. Those countries are close to the equator and, because of that, more sensible to the\u00a0increasing temperatures, considering that almost everyone there doesn\u2019t have any way to cool themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Also, <strong>extreme temperatures<\/strong> have a great impact on their main source of food: <strong>farming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, for economic and social development, they will need more energy, and the cheapest sources\u00a0currently available are fossil fuels. It will be the duty of the more developed countries to lead the<strong>\u00a0ecological transition<\/strong> so that developing countries will be able to grow using zero-emission energies,<br \/>\ntechniques, and materials without paying an additional charge.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>zero-emission target<\/strong>, considering that the five fields already mentioned are fundamental in our daily\u00a0life, seems to be overly ambitious, but it is the only way to stop climate change which is influenced by\u00a0every single greenhouse gas emission. That, followed by the <strong>increasing population<\/strong> and consumption\u00a0generated by the global economic growth, gives us an idea of the complexity of the task we are facing.<\/p>\n<h2>How to contribute<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_40016\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-40016\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/contribute-green-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"contribute green\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/contribute-green-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/contribute-green-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by Anemone123 da Pixabay<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Innovation, technologies, and governmental politics will be our greatest allies in this battle. <strong>What can\u00a0we do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Gates\u2019 book he praises the newer generation which, thanks to their activism, has been able to put\u00a0climate change as a main argument in the political debate. <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/study-climate-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Climate change is a real<\/strong><\/a> and serious\u00a0problem and that\u2019s why we have to act now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reduce consumption<\/strong>, shift the demand towards products and technologies with zero impact and support\u00a0politics that care about <strong>climate change<\/strong> can be a good start, giving a clear message of <strong>support to the\u00a0activities<\/strong> focused on reaching this <strong>common goal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cover image:\u00a0Photo by Appolinary Kalashnikova on Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-59478\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.it\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Andrea-Incarnato-270x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Andrea Incarnato\" width=\"270\" height=\"200\" \/>Author: <strong>Andrea Incarnato<\/strong>.\u00a0I&#8217;m a passionate admirer of life in all its shapes, I like to travel the world and discover it far and wide; therefore, I strongly believe that we must safeguard our planet and be responsible towards all forms of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The road toward climate neutrality within 2050 will not be easy. 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