![Bill Gates: Innovating to zero!](https://pi.tedcdn.com/r/talkstar-photos.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/5cd9cb00-9df3-4da0-b857-c31eb159ccda/BillGates_2010-embed.jpg?h=200)
At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.