# The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster

- Institution: TED
- Department: Countdown
- Speaker: Bill Gates
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Economics, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_innovations_we_need_to_avoid_a_climate_disaster)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The single most important thing for avoiding a climate disaster is cutting carbon pollution from the current 51 billion tons per year to zero, says philanthropist and technologist Bill Gates. Introducing the concept of the "green premium" -- the higher price of zero-emission products like electric cars, artificial meat or sustainable aviation fuel -- Gates identifies the breakthroughs and investments we need to reduce the cost of clean tech, decarbonize the economy and create a pathway to a clean and prosperous future for all. (This virtual conversation, hosted by TED Global curator Bruno Giussani, was recorded in March 2021.)

## Lectures

1. [The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/bill_gates_the_innovations_we_need_to_avoid_a_climate_disaster/4b21a9dd8716), 49 min (TED's player)