Today there are over a billion vehicles in the world, and within
twenty years, the number will double, largely a consequence of
China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases
are already creating havoc with our climate and that violent
conflict in unstable oil-rich nations is on the rise, will matters
only get worse? Or are there hopeful signs that effective,
realistic solutions can be found?
Blending a concise history of cars and their impact on the world,
leading transportation experts Daniel Sperling and Deborah Gordon
explain how we arrived at this state, and what we can do about it.
Sperling and Gordon assign blame squarely where it belongs-on the
auto-industry, short-sighted government policies, and consumers.
They explore such solutions as getting beyond the gas-guzzler
monoculture, re-inventing cars, searching for low-carbon fuels, and
more. Promising advances in both transportation technology and fuel
efficiency together with shifts in traveler behavior, they suggest,
offer us a way out of our predicament.
The authors conclude that the two places that have the most
troublesome emissions problems--California and China--are the most
likely to become world leaders on these issues. Arnold
Schwarzenegger's enlightened embrace of eco-friendly fuel policies,
which he discusses in the foreword, and China's forthright
recognition that it needs far-reaching environmental and energy
policies, suggest that if they can tackle the issue effectively and
honestly, then there really is reason for hope. Updated with a new
afterword that sheds light on the profound changes in the global
economy in the last year, Two Billion Cars makes the case for why
and how we need to transform transportation now more than ever.
"Authoritatively prescriptive."
--Tom Vanderbilt, Wilson Quarterly
"Provocative and pleasurable, far-seeing and refreshing, fact-based
and yet a page-turner, global in scope but rooted in real places.
The authors make a convincing case that smart consumers driving
smart electric-drive cars can find the critical path to a safer
planet."
--Robert Socolow, Princeton University
"In this insightful and persuasive book, Sperling and Gordon
highlight one of the biggest environmental challenges of this
century: two billion cars. They rightly contend that we cannot
avert the worst of global warming without making our cars cleaner
and petroleum-free. Luckily the authors also offer a roadmap for
navigating this problem that is both visionary and
achievable."
--Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense
Council
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