In an interview with CNN, Bill Gates said that the Texas power grid was paralyzed due to a snowstorm and caused deaths. This tragedy could have been preventable and the Texas power grid could not cope with changes in weather. The governor of Texas explained that the large-scale power outage was caused by the freezing of wind turbines. Gates said that the United States’ dependence on renewable energy is not high enough to worry about its stability, and natural gas power plants cannot cope with severe weather.
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Gates said: “Too much dependence on renewable energy is not the reason, mainly because natural gas power plants cannot withstand bad weather. The power plants should have been strengthened so that it can block the cold, but because it costs a lot of money, there will be trade-offs and compromises. In the end it caused tragedy and caused death.”
In the interview, Gates also said that climate change is the root cause of extreme weather. In order to deal with more serious disasters, the future must rely on green energy. Gates believes that it is absurd to blame renewable energy.
If you want to reduce carbon emissions, you must study green innovative technologies. These studies require sufficient funds. Gates believes that if humans do not take active actions, the future will be dim. Gates warned that natural ecosystems and land farming in some areas will be destroyed, and even lead to war and instability.
Because of this, Gates hopes to increase research and development funds to 35 billion US dollars. He said that because of the increase in carbon emissions due to manufacturing and agricultural farming, many people do not pay attention to it. Humans must find unique technologies to meet the needs of these industries.
Gates also gave a timetable: achieve the goal as soon as 2050. He said: “Because of the scale, there are many things that need to be changed. Literally speaking, it will take 2050 to achieve the goal at the earliest.”
From the perspective of the world, mankind needs a “big breakthrough”, and Gates is also working hard. He said that many of his investments have fallen into a “dead end” with a failure rate of 80%, but even if only 20% are successful, if you focus on those technologies that significantly improve the climate, the effect is amazing. Gates also believes that in the future 80% of energy will come from wind and solar energy, and the remaining 20% will come from nuclear energy. He took Texas as an example. Because of the severe cold, it will be difficult for Texas to use wind energy, so it should attach importance to nuclear energy or develop an energy storage industry.
The breakthrough energy research team led by Gates is negotiating with the Biden administration. He believes that when facing the new crown, CDC experts are a little careless and are not prepared, and climate change issues may also be ignored. Gates emphasized that there is no “vaccine” for climate change. Coral reefs will become extinct and Arctic ice will melt. Facing a series of disasters, one invention alone cannot reverse it.
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