An urgent plan to confront climate change, transform the American
economy, and create a green post-fossil fuel culture. A new vision
for America's future is quickly gaining momentum. Facing a global
emergency, a younger generation is spearheading a national
conversation around a Green New Deal and setting the agenda for a
bold political movement with the potential to revolutionize
society. Millennials, the largest voting bloc in the country, are
now leading on the issue of climate change. While the Green New
Deal has become a lightning rod in the political sphere, there is a
parallel movement emerging within the business community that will
shake the very foundation of the global economy in coming years.
Key sectors of the economy are fast-decoupling from fossil fuels in
favor of ever cheaper solar and wind energies and the new business
opportunities and employment that accompany them. New studies are
sounding the alarm that trillions of dollars in stranded fossil
fuel assets could create a carbon bubble likely to burst by 2028,
causing the collapse of the fossil fuel civilization. The
marketplace is speaking, and governments will need to adapt if they
are to survive and prosper. In The Green New Deal, New York Times
bestselling author and renowned economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin
delivers the political narrative and economic plan for the Green
New Deal that we need at this critical moment in history. The
concurrence of a stranded fossil fuel assets bubble and a green
political vision opens up the possibility of a massive shift to a
post-carbon ecological era, in time to prevent a temperature rise
that will tip us over the edge into runaway climate change. With
twenty-five years of experience implementing Green New Deal-style
transitions for both the European Union and the People's Republic
of China, Rifkin offers his vision for how to transform the global
economy and save life on Earth.
General
Imprint: |
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2020 |
Authors: |
Jeremy Rifkin
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Dimensions: |
136 x 211 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-250-76611-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-250-76611-7 |
Barcode: |
9781250766113 |
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