Share with friends and circle of friends with wechat scan QR code < / P > < p > on May 20, local time on Wednesday, Microsoft founder < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%AF%94%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E7%9B%96%E8%8C%A8 "> Bill Gates < / a > (Bill Gates) attended an online global forum held by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which was Gates' first public appearance and speech after announcing his divorce. In his speech, gates did not involve any personal problems, but only expounded his understanding of the new coronavirus < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%96%AB%E8%8B%97 "> vaccine < / a > and climate change. It is worth noting that Gates left ring finger with a wedding ring p> < p > "innovation, especially in vaccines, is faster than ever. It's even faster than what I and fudge and others want. " Gates said“ So within a year of the discovery of the new coronavirus and its sequence, several companies from Pfizer to Moderna have developed effective vaccines. " p> When asked about the epidemic situation in the United States, gates added that "before the vaccination rate reaches 80%, we will still have a large number of confirmed cases" < / P > < p > he also said that the United States will strive to get rid of the "deficit" caused by the epidemic "for a long time" p> Gates later said that even if social life in the United States can return to before the epidemic, the epidemic will still largely reshape the future labor market. Especially as online work and learning opportunities continue to emerge, people in remote areas may benefit p> < p > Gates said that he hopes people can deeply explore the future of virtual work, and whether it is necessary for employers to let employees come to the office every day, or two days a week, or one week a month p> < p > "I wrote 25 years ago that digitization will make... City centers less important. Of course, I was wrong before the outbreak. " But since then, the epidemic has changed the way people think about online meetings, gates added p> Gates also predicted at the Forum on Wednesday that tackling climate change will be the next great feat of mankind. This is what he has repeatedly repeated in the past year p> < p > "the actual cost of preparing for the next wave of outbreaks is not large. If you look at the money spent on preventive measures in our defense budget, you can see that preventing the next epidemic will not exceed 1% of those expenses. " Gates predicted that the biggest spending will come from how to deal with climate change in the future p> "It takes a lot longer to solve [climate change] than to develop a vaccine," he said“ Because there's a lot about climate. How we generate electricity, how we make cement and steel, how we power our cars, airplanes and trucks, everything has to change to a green way. When we try to do that, there's an extra cost... It's much more expensive. " p> However, Gates said that innovation related to green energy products will help reduce spending p> < p > the divorce proceedings of the gates couple have been officially launched last week. A judge in Washington state has just approved a motion calling for more lawyers to participate in the case p> < p > the gates couple are currently separated, and it is reported that the reason for their divorce is that Bill Gates has improper relations with other women, while Melinda Gates is also dissatisfied with her husband's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein p>