Texas Crisis: There is no vaccine for climate change, Bill Gates state
The weather in Texas was unprecedented and the resulting tragic outcome was a terrible event for an electric grid. President Joe Biden declared it a major disaster. The storm claimed 38 deaths.
When Bill Gates was asked for his views on this catastrophic event he said deaths during storms were preventable, the state’s decision to not weatherize its energy was the fault.
Gates claimed America’s dependence on renewable energy sources isn’t high enough to worry about their stability the problem was natural gas plants that were not weatherized.
“This is not because of renewable dependency,” Gates told media. “This is natural gas plants, largely, that weren’t weatherized. They could’ve been. It costs money, and the trade-off was made, and it didn’t work out, and it’s tragic that it leads to people dying.”
Bill Gates was once again pointing at climate change as the root of causing extreme weather in Texas. He stated green energy can save from worse situations foreseen in the future.
“It is ironic to blame renewables and not realize that we are going to have to be dealing with this unless we get the whole world to reduce emissions,” Gates said.
He also spoke about COVID-19 climate change and the need for innovation in order to lower carbon emissions. Natural ecosystems and the ability to farm in some parts of the world will be destroyed, leading to war and instability, he said.
Gates said many people aren’t aware of the emissions generated by manufacturing and farming, and that we need to commit to finding unique approaches to meet market demand for these industries.
“2050 is literally the soonest it could get done given the scale and the number of things you have to change,” Gates said.
Power is returning across Texas and temperatures are set to rise but some 13 million people are still facing difficulties accessing clean water.