Bill Gates Rebuked by Island States for Downplaying Climate Risk

Nations among the most vulnerable to the damage wrought by global warming have decried the recent memo by Bill Gates criticizing a “doomsday view of climate change.”

Gates said last month that prioritizing the climate fight above all else risks overshadowing issues such as health and equality. He said human welfare should be put at the “heart” of strategies to deal with rising temperatures, and has since pledged to give $1.4 billion to farmers to adapt.