"Simply typing that phrase, 'I'll become a grandfather next year,' makes me emotional," Bill Gates writes on his personal blog, Gates Notes.
"And the thought gives a new dimension to my work. When I think about the world my grandchild will be born into; I'm more inspired than ever to help everyone's children and grandchildren have a chance to survive and thrive."
Gates, 67, is expecting his first grandchild in 2023 with his wife, Nayel Nassar, People reports.
"When I think about the world my grandchild will be born into, I'm more inspired than ever to help everyone's children and grandchildren have a chance to survive and thrive," Gates writes.
In the letter, Gates talks about his work with the Gates Foundation and his investment firm, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, to fight climate change.
"I can sum up the solution to climate change in two sentences: We need to eliminate global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050," Gates writes.
"Extreme weather is already causing more suffering, and if we don't get to net-zero emissions, our grandchildren will grow up in a world that is dramatically worse off."
He says that "getting to zero will be the hardest thing humans have ever done" and...
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