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Share: WASHINGTON – Howard University students, staff and faculty joined Bill Gates Wednesday for a discussion about his new book titled, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” The discussion, moderated by CBS News correspondent and Howard alumna Michelle Miller, provided some key takeaways about what individuals, advocates and governments can and must do to drastically reduce the world’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero. The event engaged audiences from Howard University, American University, Georgetown University and George Washington University. Students from each of the ...

Few climate crisis books actually give cause for hope. But Bill Gates’s new title does just that as the Microsoft co-founder and global philanthropist charts a way for private enterprises and governments to stave off the worst of global warming. Gates has made the topic his own, committing prodigious study time to learning the issues and the main goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement : namely to contain rising temperatures between 1.5°C and 2°C by 2050. Take renewable energy. Gates is convinced that fossil fuels have to be replaced with renewable energy – and as soon as possible Gates is...

Now you powerfully and emphatically make the case for urgent climate action.

Bill Gates’ Most Recent Investments The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000 by the American billionaire, philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, the fund reported $22.34 billion in managed 13F securities. Its top 10 holdings account for about 96% of the total portfolio. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is not your usual hedge fund investing money to optimize profits and increase returns. The foundation says its goal is to solve key problems faced by humans worldwide, including poverty, diseases, food insecurity an...

Iconic Pabst Theater emerges from pandemic and prepares for Biden town hall Prefer to listen? Check out the 5 things podcast:  More severe weather on the heels of 'unprecedented' winter storm More severe weather is expected, on the heels of an "unprecedented" winter storm that assaulted much of the nation Monday. A tornado hit Brunswick County, North Carolina, just after midnight Tuesday, killing at least three people. At least four people died in the winter storm Monday, millions were left without power in Texas and travel havoc occurred across a wide swath of the nation. More than...