Ahead of the U.N. climate summit, the hugely influential philanthropist argues against taking a "doomsday outlook."
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has called for a "major strategic pivot" in global climate policy, advocating for a shift in focus from ambitious temperature goals to alleviating poverty and disease.
In a detailed memo on Tuesday released ahead of U.N. climate summit COP30 next month in Brazil, he argued the prevalent "doomsday outlook" misallocates scarce resources away from immediate humanitarian needs.
Some 119 nations have a coordinated system to warn about impending natural dangers, up from 56 nations a decade ago.
As COP30 opened, its president said high-income countries are retreating from their Paris Agreement climate obligations.
Fractured talks highlight a deep divide over who pays as Indigenous leaders gain unprecedented access to U.N. venue.
Nations' climate plans will collectively lower the current trajectory of 2.8° C. of warming to between 2.3° and 2.5°.
The resolution establishes a temporary International Stabilization Force and a civilian transitional administration.
Since 1946, a woman has never been chosen for the top job, and four of the nine U.N. chiefs have been Europeans.
The U.N. Human Rights Council called on independent experts to investigate killings and other violations in el-Fasher.
Some 119 nations have a coordinated system to warn about impending natural dangers, up from 56 nations a decade ago.
