Bill Gates upbeat on climate innovation even if 1.5 deg C goal out of reach

When it comes to climate change, Bill Gates considers himself a realist - even if that means admitting the world has no chance limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
 

Given "the overall scale of our industrial economy, we're going to have to do mind-blowing work to stay below 2 degrees," he said.
 

But on meeting the Paris Agreement's 1.5C goal? No one wants to be "the first to say it," but the math shows it's no longer within reach, Gates said in a video interview with Reuters.
 

The software-developer-turned-philanthropist was nevertheless upbeat about climate innovation - ticking off numerous areas