Link Bill Gates: It is necessary to increase climate adaptation investment and greatly increase the seed R & D budget

21st Century Business Herald Reporter and Jiajing Report

The sixth annual "Target Guardian Report" released by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on September 13 shows that more than half of the process of achieving the UN sustainable development goals in 2030, but almost all key indicators cannot be as scheduled as scheduled as scheduled. Finish.

The "target guard" operation was initiated by the Gates Foundation to promote the global acceleration to achieve sustainable development goals. Specifically, this year's report is called "The Future of Progress", which is written by Bill Gates and Melinda Frank Gates, co -chairman of the Gates Foundation. The report pointed out that under the new crown epidemic, the conflict of Russia and Ukraine, the conflict of Yemen, the continuous climate crisis and the grain crisis, and the macroeconomic pressure, the global goal challenges were achieved in 2030.

On the other hand, although the progress of global goals has suffered setbacks due to the current multiple crisis, the report is still optimistic, emphasizing opportunities to exist in accelerating the end of poverty, confrontation, and reduction of climate change.

Recently, Bill Gates interviewed the 21st Century Business Herald and "Global Financial connection".

Global Financial connection: This summer, the severe drought in the entire northern hemisphere disrupted the food supply chain, and many countries were deeply harmed. This and the "climate change is the biggest threat to grain production" mentioned in the report of the "Target Guard" report " The point of view echo. Will the global climate challenge become a "new normal"? In the current international environment, are you optimistic about global climate cooperation?

Bill Gates: The rise in temperature has brought a lot of negative effects. It has caused outdoor work to be more difficult, and floods and droughts are more frequent. As the temperature rises further in the future, these situations will be more serious. Even in the most ideal circumstances, global temperatures will not be stable until 2050, which means that the temperature will continue to rise in the next 27 years, and the climate will become worse. And the premise of achieving this most ideal situation is that the world achieved net zero -emission goals by 2050, and I think this is a very severe challenge.

On the other hand, we must increase the investment in climate adaptation and greatly increase the budget of seed research and development. The ideal situation is to invest 2 billion US dollars per year. Only in this way can small farmers increase the output to the level that is sufficient to resist the worst climate. African crops do not benefit from the development of science and technology like developed countries. We must adapt to local conditions and improve crops, including those crops that are important for Africa.

This is not an overnight thing. Before we reach net zero emissions, we must invest a lot to help Africa adapt to climate change.

Global Financial connection: Whether it is solving the food crisis or climate change, only agricultural innovation may not be enough. Which areas are worth investing and inspiring innovation? Such as food technology or biofuels?

Bill Gates: In the field of agriculture, greenhouse gas emissions of livestock are also an important issue. Whether we change the feed of animals, give them vaccine, or use completely different meat production methods, such as Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat, which use plant proteins, or other companies to use muscle cells to produce protein. These situations are not sure Essence But it is important that we need to seek all possible solutions to eliminate such greenhouse gas emissions to the greatest extent.

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