Our Renewable Future

Our Renewable Future

Author: Richard Heinberg

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2016-06-02

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1610917790

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Over the next few decades, we will see a profound energy transformation as society shifts from fossil fuels to renewable resources like solar, wind, biomass. But what might a one hundred percent renewable future actually look like, and what obstacles will we face in this transition? Authors explore the practical challenges and opportunities presented by the shift to renewable energy."--Page 4 of cover.


Afterburn

Afterburn

Author: Richard Heinberg

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1550925849

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Essential, visionary essays about our post-carbon future Climate change, along with the depletion of oil, coal, and gas dictate that we will inevitably move away from our profound societal reliance on fossil fuels; but just how big a transformation will this be? While many policy-makers assume that renewable energy sources will provide an easy "plug-and-play" solution, author Richard Heinberg suggests instead that we are in for a wild ride; a "civilization reboot" on a scale similar to the agricultural and industrial revolutions. Afterburn consists of 15 essays exploring various aspects of the 21st century migration away from fossil fuels including: Short-term political and economic factors that impede broad-scale, organized efforts to adapt The origin of longer-term trends (such as consumerism), that have created a way of life that seems "normal" to most Americans, but is actually unprecedented, highly fragile, and unsustainable Potential opportunities and sources of conflict that are likely to emerge. From the inevitability and desirability of more locally organized economies, to the urgent need to preserve our recent cultural achievements and the futility of pursuing economic growth above all, Afterburn offers cutting-edge perspectives and insights that challenge conventional thinking about our present, our future, and the choices in our hands. AWARDS FINALIST | 2015 Foreword INDIES: Essays


Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (Substantially Revised)

Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (Substantially Revised)

Author: Lester Russell Brown

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0393330877

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Provides alternative solutions to such global problems as population control, emerging water shortages, eroding soil, and global warming, outlining a detailed survival strategy for the civilization of the future.