Washington, Wall Street, and the Economic Battle to Save our Planet
Climatenomics explains how climate change is no longer just an environmental or social issue; its now an economic issue. Climatenomics is rattling the foundation of our economy at its very core, and this economic earthquake just might be the thing that saves our planet.
How to create a New Way Now, a sustainable future? Financial collapse and ecological pressure will soon demand that we practice a different sort of social and economic life!
Don’t despair! Despite rising population, climate change and ecological damage, it is still possible, is affordable, and we can then live ......
Reclaiming Our Future from the Fairytale of Economics
We live under the illusion of progress: as long as GDP is going up and prices stay low, we accept poverty and pollution as unfortunate but inevitable byproducts of a successful economy. In fact, the infallibility of the free market and the necessity of endless growth are so ingrained in the public consciousness that they seem like scientific ......
How Companies and Customers Are Transforming the Electrical Grid and the
"The way humans produce, distribute and consume power will be cleaner, cheaper, and infinitely more complex within the next decade. In The Energy Switch, leading energy industry expert Peter Kelly-Detwiler looks at all aspects of the transformation: how we got here, where we are going, and the implications for all of us in our daily lives"--
Climate tech is critical for averting planetary chaos. Half the greenhouse gas reductions required to reach "net-zero" climate targets in 2050 will need to come from technologies that have not yet been invented. Without effective government interventions, market incentives alone will not produce a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy. The ......
An Action Plan for Saving the Economy and the Planet by 2050
Defines the challenges facing climate goals and offers achievable solutions to meet these goals by 2050--without sacrificing economic growth. Climate change and other environmental dangers are considered an existential threat, yet mankind is falling further behind in addressing these challenges. Policies aimed at fixing these issues have ......
What Everyone Should Know About Economics and the Environment
It's one thing to be passionate about protecting the environment. It's another to be successful at it. In the second edition of this popular title, Richard Stroup explains why many of our environmental laws have failed us and how we might go about doing a better job protecting the environment.
Designed for business managers, environmental health and safety (EHS) personnel, and environmental engineers, this book can be used as an industrial guidance reference on conducting environmental audits across all industries. It explains the audit process, from planning, to the actual audit, to the evaluation of results and necessary corrections.
