This is such a timely book. Combining extraordinary historical
insight with the sharpest analysis of where we are now, Walt
Patterson carves out the most applied and practical of 'road maps'
as to where we need to go if we are to deliver a genuinely
sustainable electricity system for the future. As we go into a
period of considerable turbulence, primarily because of the impacts
of climate change, Keeping The Lights On will undoubtedly be seen
as a very well informed Guidebook. JONATHON PORRITT CBE, CHAIR, UK
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION A very important and timely
book. Walt Patterson persuasively challenges traditional
assumptions about how we think of energy and electricity, and
presents an exciting vision of an innovative and sustainable
future. NICK MABEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, E3G (THIRD GENERATION
ENVIRONMENTALISM), FORMER SENIOR ADVISER IN THE UK PRIME MINISTER S
STRATEGY UNIT Walt has got this exactly right. It should be
compulsive reading, if not compulsory reading, for all politicians
and other players that determine or have a role to play in energy
policy and, more importantly, in tackling climate change. Knowing
what we know now, you would not implement such a wasteful and
polluting electricity system as centralized power generation. As
Walt has indicated, we do have to overcome the grid mindset of
those who should know better. ALLAN JONES MBE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, LONDON CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY What can I say? Clearly
thought out, simply written, and straight to the heart of the major
issues in energy today. I can t think of anyone else who could
bring together the technology, the economics, and the basic human
relationship with energy that Walt has here. This is really great
stuff. RONAN PALMER, CHIEF ECONOMIST, UK ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Fashions come and fashions go in the energy world. Security of
supply, climate change and market liberalization have all vied for
our attention. It s good to have one voice that s stayed constant
over thirty years of turbulence and change. Keeping The Lights On
distils Walt Patterson s thinking over the last three decades. As
ever, he provokes us to re-examine our own thinking about energy
policy. Essential reading as we face up to new challenges.
PROFESSOR JIM SKEA OBE, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, UK ENERGY RESEARCH
CENTRE 'Even more important now than when first released.' Energy
News In Keeping The Lights On, Walt Patterson starts from a simple
premise: that we are making a mess of energy, and this is
endangering the planet. Using accessible, everyday language
Patterson describes how we could do much better, outlining a
different way to think about energy, what we want from it and how
we get it. Drawing on over 35 years of work from one of the leading
voices in the field, Keeping The Lights On explains how we could go
about improving energy security and services while reducing costs
and vulnerability, globally and rapidly. The book discusses the
timely and heated debates surrounding energy and power, and
emphasizes that electricity is about infrastructure; we have to
stop treating it as a commodity. The result is a comprehensive
introduction to the most important issues, providing the reader
with innovative and expert ideas and solutions. Published with
Royal Institute of International Affairs.
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