Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Brown, Lester R.

ISBN 10: 0393337197 / ISBN 13: 9780393337198

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393337197
• ISBN 13: 9780393337198
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

“[Brown’s] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable.”―Katherine Salant, Washington Post

As fossil fuel prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, and concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are replacing oil, coal, and natural gas, at a pace and on a scale we could not have imagined even a year ago. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, we have begun investing in energy sources that can last forever. Plan B 4.0 explores both the nature of this transition to a new energy economy and how it will affect our daily lives.

About the Author

Lester R. Brown is the founder of the Earth Policy and Worldwatch Institutes. He has been honored with numerous prizes, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the United Nations Environment Prize, and twenty-five honorary degrees. He lives in Washington, D.C.