Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Groundbreaking solutions to the climate crisis from scientists, politicians, activists, offering hope to all readers concerned about our planet's future. Expertly presented with analysis grounded in technological and economic advances with an introduction by former United States senator Russ Feingold.
Written by an environmental advocate, journalist, and innovator who has for decades championed renewable energy and sounded the alarm on climate change, this book recounts the powerful and personal stories of those at the cutting-edge of the innovation needed to solve the climate crisis.
From laboratories, factories, fields, and forests to cities like Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Stockholm, Berger's interviews show how the world's most progressive cities are transforming their economies to clean energy. Based on more than six years of research, Berger traveled the nation and abroad interviewing governors, mayors, scientists, engineers, business leaders, energy experts, and financiers as well as carbon farmers, carbon ranchers, forest protectors, non-profit leaders, and activists.
With real world examples, an explanation of cutting-edge technologies, and political organizing tactics to provides a practical road map for how we effectively combat climate change and move to 100 percent clean energy.
Synopsis
Groundbreaking solutions to the climate crisis from scientists, engineers, civic leaders, entrepreneurs and activists, offering hope to all readers concerned about our planet's future. Offers practical actions that reflect technological and economic advances with an introduction by former United States senator Russ Feingold.
Solving the Climate Crisis is a hopeful and critical resource that makes a convincing and detailed case that there is a path forward to save our environment. Illustrating the power of committed individuals and the necessity for collaborative government and private-sector climate action, the book focuses on three essential areas for action:
- The technological dimension move to 100% clean renewable energy as fast as we possibly can through innovations like clean-steel, "green" cement, and carbon-reuse companies;
- The ecological dimension enhance and protect natural ecosystems, forests, and agricultural lands to safely store greenhouse gases and restore soils, transforming how we grow, process, and consume food;
- The social dimension update and create new laws, policies and economic measures to recenter human values and reduce environmental and social injustice.
Based on more than 6 years of research, Berger traveled the nation and abroad to interview governors, mayors, ranchers, scientists, engineers, business leaders, energy experts, and financiers as well as carbon farmers, solar and wind innovators, forest protectors, non-profit leaders, and activists.
With real world examples, an explanation of cutting-edge technologies in solar and wind, and political organizing tactics, Solving the Climate Crisis provides a practical road map for how we effectively combat climate change. Replacing the fossil-fuel system with a newly invigorated, modernized, clean-energy economy will produce tens of millions of new jobs and save trillions of dollars. Protecting the climate is thus potentially the greatest economic opportunity of our time.