When I think of Bill Gates I think of Microsoft Word and how he was the richest man in the world. Although this is what he is most known for, I discovered him covering a topic much different from technology. Recently, I wrote a paper and did a presentation about Bill Gate's project involving CO2 Emissions. His goal is to have the CO2 emissions down to zero by 2050. He said is may be a miracle, but it is a miracle that is totally possible to achieve.
The stuff Gates brought up was very interesting to me. I never really thought our environment was that big of a deal right now, but it is! Like he said, the government should be putting in more research funding to help this cause. To be honest, I do not go out of my way to recycle things or reuse them. It was never on the top of my mind.
It should have been. His TED Talk has made me realize that I need to make my contribution to the environment.
I am going to start by making sure my family recycles more, or simply use reusable water bottles instead of plastic ones everyday. I want my children and my grandchildren to be able to experience the planet I did, so that is why I need to do my part. The outcomes that Gates presented really stuck with me. To have crops failing and people starving scares me. I do not want that to happen. I want to make a difference.
Like Bill Gates said, this not on the top of the governments to-do list, and it was not on the top of mine either. It is now. I am going to make a change with my habits of recycling, reusing materials, and reusing things. Gates made a huge impression on me and changed my outlook on this topic very much.
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