Bill Gates criticizes idea of leading ‘impoverished lifestyle’ to address climate change – By David Knowles (Yahoo News) / Mar 9, 2023
Gates adds that it is not realistic to expect that the climate crisis could be addressed by personal choices such as giving up eating meat.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates reiterated his view last week in the contentious debate about whether individual sacrifice can make a tangible difference in the fight against climate change, casting doubt on the idea that living an “impoverished lifestyle” or becoming a vegetarian could put a dent in rising greenhouse gas emissions.
“In climate movements, you can get this, ‘Hey, we’ve been consuming too much,’ and ‘Hey, maybe we shouldn’t travel anymore,’” Gates said last week in remarks delivered in India, adding, “I don’t think we can count on people living an impoverished lifestyle as a solution to climate.”
Gates, who is estimated to be the fourth-richest person on Earth, went on to say that it was not realistic to expect that the climate crisis could be addressed by personal choices such as giving up eating meat.
