Empowering the Great Energy Transition - Policy for a Low-Carbon Future
epub | 5.42 MB | English | Author :Scott Valentine | 2019 | Columbia University Press

Book Description :

At a time when climate-change deniers hold the reins of power in the United States and international greenhouse gas negotiations continue at a slow crawl, what options are available to cities, companies, and consumers around the world who seek a cleaner future? In this book, Scott Victor Valentine, Marilyn A. Brown, and Benjamin K. Sovacool explore developments and strategies that will help fast track the transition. They provide an expert analysis of the achievable steps that citizens, organizational leaders, and policy makers can take to put their commitments to sustainability into practice.
Empowering the Great Energy Transition begins by introducing a score of trends that suggest a transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources is inevitable-there are too many forces for change to stop a shift to clean energy. Yet, due to numerous barriers, under the status quo, change will be too slow to avert the worst perils of climate change. Humanity is on a...

Category : | Climatology, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science