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Dietmar Grimm's avatar

Well written. Agreed with your points. However, cost is a sticky issue. In my perspective, the problem is sometimes we miss the point of the environment as an externality. So “true” cost is not apparent in the system and therefore bad choices made. To get us to better solutions and really get the case clear to Gates re NCS, we need strong policy to price nature and carbon into the system. This may actually end up in “higher cost” but that price will better reflect costs to humanity (and help us use the market to find the most efficient solutions).

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Marc Tayer's avatar

Bill Gates’s insights and grasp of complex systems (disease, poverty, education) is impressive. I haven’t read the book but I’d expect the same holistic clarity from him on the environment. You’ve pointed out a paradox and possible gap: massive innovation can also be applied to nature-based solutions. My guess is he’s persuadable. If presented with strong “ROI” on particular methods (e.g., Salk Institute’s Plants Harnessing Initiative, something similar for the oceans), his response would be interesting.

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