Bill Gates gave an interview in which he took a position regarding the colonization of Mars. Unlike Elon Musk, the American billionaire is not a supporter. He suggests focusing on tackling problems related to climate change.

IN BRIEF: Bill Gates spoke about the potential colonization of Mars during the New York Times podcast. The American billionaire prefers to focus on the challenges facing mankind on Earth. In his latest book, he proposes solutions to save the Earth from a climate catastrophe. Gates is known for investing in green energy start-ups. During a podcast with the New York Times journalist, Bill Gates spoke about the potential colonization of Mars. It turns out that the billionaire, unlike Elon Musk, is not her supporter. Microsoft’s co-founder proposes to focus on the current problems faced by people living on Earth. Gates points to climate change as one of the major threats that humanity must face. In his opinion, this problem poses a greater threat than the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The American billionaire praises Elon Musk for producing zero-emission electric cars, but points to the need for more action if we are to avoid a climate disaster. He says that we are not doing enough about the steel industry and the cement and meat production, which, he points out, are more greenhouse gas emitters than power plants or cars. According to Gates, the latter account for only 1/3 of the emissions and therefore we should focus on the remaining 2/3.

The billionaire noted that he would rather spend money on vaccines than rockets that will be used to travel into space. He adds that when spending money, he always keeps in mind how many vaccines he could buy for a certain amount. Gates also gave an interview to BusinessInsider.com. Its subject is the latest book by the American billionaire entitled “How to save the world from a climate catastrophe. Solutions we already have, changes we need. Gates presented a plan on how to save the world from a climate catastrophe. It points to the importance of technological innovations to avoid the worst. It is important to accelerate work on new technologies, but everything is to be done taking into account the current realities. He emphasizes that the point is not to force poor countries to spend money on expensive technologies. A system of adequate measures is to be used. It is in more developed countries that greenhouse gas emissions are the highest.

The American billionaire proposes a system in which it will be estimated which industries are the largest emitters and what the cost of their transformation into greener equivalents will be. He also emphasizes that the point is not to invest in technologies that will reduce CO2 emissions, but in those that will eliminate them entirely. That is why innovation is so important. Gates says that if this can be done by 2050, it will be a breakthrough. The billionaire is known for financing start-ups dealing with green energy. The largest project for which he has committed money is Terra Power, focusing on innovation in nuclear energy. Not so long ago, along with Jeff Bezos, Gates also invested in Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which aims to obtain almost unlimited clean energy from fusion. Recently, we reported on another plan, controversial by many Bill Gates-backed scientists at Harvard University, to darken the sun with calcium carbonate to fight global climate change. Let us also recall that six years ago, during one of his speeches at the TED conference, Bill Gates correctly predicted the possibility of a global pandemic. During it, he called for global measures to be taken to prepare for the worst-case scenario. Virtually no one expected Gates’ predictions to become reality so quickly. So maybe it’s worth listening to his warnings on climate change?