{"product_id":"the-future-of-energy-isbn-9781685891350","title":"The Future of Energy","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow will the world produce more, cleaner energy? Climate communications expert Richard Black sets out a vision for the future which could benefit us all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoal, oil and gas provide four-fifths of the energy that powers our modern world. But continuing to burn them will mean wrecking the only planet we have. Is there a way out?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Future of Energy, journalist and analyst Richard Black argues that there is, and that the transition to a clean energy world is already underway. He shows that with just five key technologies we can replace the burning of fossil fuels almost entirely, as quickly as society decides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoing so will do much more than halt climate change. The transition will bring cheaper energy, cleaner air, and more jobs. It will remove some of the factors behind oppression, injustice, and conflict. And it is supported by an overwhelming majority of the world’s population. This may not be the story of energy that you hear most about from politicians, business leaders and journalists, but it is the one that matters.‘For a fluent and fast-paced explanation of the clean energy future  that’s within our grasp, look no further. Richard Black presents the  main keys in a simple and accessible language and analyses the  opportunities of an energy system transformation that is already  unstoppable.' \u003cb\u003e- David Shukman, former BBC Science Editor and Visiting  Professor in Practice, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and  the Environment, London School of Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An articulate  mapping of the energy transition that we are witnessing and need to  turbocharge up to exponential rates, and why this is entirely possible.'  \u003cb\u003e- Christiana Figueres, co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Future of Energy\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful lesson on the present, past, and future state of the  global energy landscape. Richard Black presents the main keys in a  simple and accessible language and analyses the opportunities of an  energy system transformation that is already unstoppable.' \u003cb\u003e- Teresa Ribera, Third Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister for the Ecological Transition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An essential guide to the defining revolution of our  time as we progress from the fossil-fuel-dominated era. With his  engaging, personable style, Black debunks myths and tropes about  renewables, and charts a simple clear path forward – including practical  policy recommendations that governments would do well to heed.' \u003cb\u003eGaia Vince, author of \u003ci\u003eNomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘There's  trillions of dollars to be made building the future energy system.  Richard Black does a remarkable job bringing clarity to many divisive  debates, laying out plainly what's worth backing and what's worth  ignoring.' \u003cb\u003eAkshat Rathi, author of \u003ci\u003eClimate Capitalism: Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A  tour de force replete with reasons to be optimistic about the potential  to cut emissions by providing energy from clean sources and using it  more intelligently – improving energy security and creating economic  opportunity along the way. This is balanced by a wonderfully witty  account of the reasons to be worried that this might not happen… Every  aspiring policymaker should read this book.’ \u003cb\u003eProfessor Rob Gross, Director, UK Energy Research Centre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Many  of the conflict flashpoints around the world today, in the Middle East  and elsewhere, can be traced back to our insatiable thirst for oil and  gas. Richard Black does an excellent job of laying out this unfortunate  history and makes a convincing case that a world running on clean energy  is likely to be a more peaceful world.’ \u003cb\u003eBrigadier General Stephen Cheney, US Marine Corps (Ret), President Emeritus of the American Security Project\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Richard  Black does an excellent job of capturing the moment we are in, why this  is happening and what it means, and showing that a virtually fossil  fuel-free world, with its myriad advantages, is ours for the taking.’ \u003cb\u003eProfessor Daniel Kammen, University of California at Berkeley, former Science Envoy, US Department of State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Richard  paints a picture of an energy future that is not only exciting, but one  that is now inevitable. In this pithy, entertaining and informative  book, Richard explains the main technologies that will get us there and  dispels the myths propagated by those who want to hold back progress.’ \u003cb\u003eSimon Holmes à Court, Convenor of Climate 200, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Teal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Black\u003c\/b\u003e spent 15 years as a science and environment correspondent for the BBC, largely for World Service radio, before setting up the Energy \u0026amp; amp; Climate Intelligence Unit. He now lives in Berlin and works for the global clean energy thinktank Ember, which tells the story of the energy transition through data and analysis. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDenied:The Rise and Fall of Climate Contrarianism\u003c\/i\u003e and is an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London.","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302941184229,"sku":"NP9781685891350","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781685891350.jpg?v=1767739457","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-future-of-energy-isbn-9781685891350","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}