Bill Gates: There is no time for humanity ... a disaster worse than the Corona virus awaits us!
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned the American billionaire that the world will face an environmental crisis, the repercussions of which will be worse than the emerging corona virus crisis.
This is not the first warning about the anticipated environmental crisis. Earlier, the head of the Center for Allergy and Infectious Diseases in America, Anthony Fauci, warned of future epidemics, which will inevitably come, through an interview with Politico newspaper, in which I know about his concern about the coming viruses and epidemics. Other than Corona, which is still a global threat.
"No matter how terrible the epidemic is, climate change may be worse than that, and if appropriate measures are not taken, the impact could be more devastating," Gates wrote in his blog yesterday.
Bill Gates urged governments to address climate change as much as they care about addressing and absorbing the Coronavirus crisis.
He also expected that the world will face in the near decades a major crisis caused by climate change, indicating that the death rate from the Corona virus has reached 14 deaths per 100 thousand of the population, and by the end of the century, if the rate of emissions growth continues on its current path, then we may face 73 Additional deaths per 100,000 people due to global warming.
"Gates" indicated that the death rate due to global warming will be similar to the next 40 years, and will increase by 5 times by the year 2100.
He wrote: “Although this epidemic is fatal, climate change could be worse .. If you want to understand the kind of damage that climate change will cause, then look for the implications of the emerging corona virus ... as the loss of life and economic misery caused by This epidemic is equal to what will happen regularly if we do not eliminate carbon emissions in the world ».
And "Gates" predicted that, within 20 years, the economic damage from climate change will be as bad as having the equivalent of the emerging corona virus every decade.
He said: “The main point is not that climate change will be catastrophic, the main point is that if we learn the lessons of the Coronavirus, we can deal with climate change with more information about the consequences of inaction, and more prepared to save lives and prevent the worst possible outcome. The current global crisis can guide our response to the next crisis. ”
In light of this, Gates called for the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and to rely on scientific innovations to control the level of emissions, to confront climate change, indicating that there is no time for humanity and urgent steps must be taken.
"We need to allow science and innovation to lead the way, and to find the necessary solutions, such as cleaner energy sources and other carbon-free tools that work not only with world powers, but also for developing countries," Gates said.
And Gates added: "It is almost certain that the effects of climate change will be more severe than the tragedy of the emerging Corona virus, and will be the worst for people who neglected to understand this crisis clearly and seriously, as the countries that contribute the most to this problem bear the responsibility of trying to solve it."
And one of the recent scientific studies, published last May, concluded that nearly three billion people would live in regions where temperatures were described as "unviable" by the year 2070.
The study indicated that many will suffer from average temperatures that will exceed 29 degrees Celsius if the percentage of global warming emissions does not decrease.