An urgent, workable plan to confront climate change and transform America's economy for a post-fossil fuel world from the New York Times bestselling author
JEREMY RIFKIN, one of the most popular social thinkers of our time, is the bestselling author of 20 books including The Zero Marginal Cost Society and The Third Industrial Revolution. His books have been translated into more than 35 languages. Rifkin is an advisor to the European Union, the People's Republic of China, and heads of state around the world. He has taught at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania since 1995 and is the president of the Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington, DC.
"[Jeremy Rifkin] is a principal architect of the European Union's
long-term economic vision, Smart Europe, and a key advisor to
China's Third Industrial Revolution vision...The European
Commission is calling for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. His new
book, The Green New Deal, is essentially an attempt to rouse the
United States from its slumber within a collapsing 20th century
fossil fuel era." --Forbes "The futurist and prolific author is the
kind of thinker popular among chief executives and the TED Talk
crowd. So it's not surprising that 'The Green New Deal' takes a
stance quite different from that of typical Green New Deal
supporters... he's interested in building factories, farms, and
vehicles in a fossil-free world, asserting that 'the Green New Deal
is all about infrastructure.'" --The New York Times Book Review
"[In The Green New Deal], economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin, whose
work has inspired climate legislation in China and in various
countries in the European Union (E.U.), is well positioned to
advocate for this new political vision. In The Green New Deal,
Rifkin confronts skepticism about the feasibility of making a
transition of the scale required by countering that we are already
making these changes in many global regions. It is time, he argues,
for the United States to join the E.U. and China as leaders toward
a zero-carbon economy." --Science
"An influential advisor to governments the world over and a
prolific author in areas of societal importance, Rifkin delivers a
passionate vision and practical narrative, based on his extensive
experience implementing pioneering changes throughout the European
Union and People's Republic of China." --Booklist "An urgent
endorsement of efforts to remake a doomed fossil-fuel economy
before it's too late." --Kirkus Reviews "Jeremy Rifkin is a thinker
at the front edge of important issues from genetic engineering to
automation. Now he confirms the opportunities that open up if we
seize the challenge of rapid reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions." --David Suzuki "Once again, Jeremy Rifkin has wrapped
his brilliant mind around humanity's greatest challenges and makes
a compelling case for ending business as usual. The Green New Deal
is a clear roadmap for the post-carbon transformation of the US
economy and an inspiring vision of what could be the most promising
economic opportunity of our lifetimes. It's a must-read for
investors, entrepreneurs and policy makers alike." --Sir Richard
Branson
"Energy is the economic, social, and existential issue of our time.
Jeremy Rifkin's command of the issue in all its shades and shapes
is unsurpassed. His narrative deftly deconstructs the future energy
problem set, soberly chronicles the zeitgeist, and offers a bold
snapshot of the future with an accompanying roadmap. The Green New
Deal is singular in its holistic perspective on the necessary
energy revolution--from addressing the clean resource mix to
identifying financing alternatives to emphasizing the importance of
reinventing the oft-forgotten grid infrastructure to the
overarching demand for social equity. It's all here--a must read."
--Anne Pramaggiore, CEO of Exelon Utilities "Challenging yes!
Unrealistically provocative - far from it! Workers want their money
invested in a sustainable future with human-centered technology,
jobs and a just transition... Jeremy Rifkin provides a realistic
timeline and an indispensable roadmap for action. There are simply
no jobs on a dead planet!" --Sharan Burrow, Secretary General of
the International Trade Union Confederation "Jeremy Rifkin's
ground-breaking ideas have long been the staple diet of enlightened
political leaders across the world. The Green New Deal shows why
his work remains more important than ever. In charting the natural
decline of fossil fuel industrialization, Rifkin offers a
compelling prescription for how the green economy has the potential
to unlock the sustainable growth of the future." --Paul Polman,
former CEO of Unilever and Vice Chair of the United Nations Global
Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative
"Jeremy Rifkin is the economic and ecological worldwide ambassador
of the energy transition...he presents a grand scenario for the
future: a visionary approach unlike anyone has dared to put forward
in the last fifty years. The Green New Deal is a must-read...for
grassroots movements and policy-makers in Europe and the United
States alike!" --Sigmar Gabriel, former Vice Chancellor and the
Minister of Economic Affairs of Germany "Jeremy Rifkin's The Green
New Deal presents the most comprehensive and compelling narrative
to transition the U.S. energy, telecommunications, and
transportation sectors into a smart Third Industrial Revolution.
While our national leaders have been unable to find common ground,
Rifkin provides a bipartisan means to accelerate our nation's path
toward decarbonization." --Robert Wilhite, Managing Director,
Navigant Consulting, the largest energy and sustainability
consulting team in the industry "The United States is falling
behind the European Union and now China in the race to prepare our
economies for the low-carbon future. Rifkin's new book gives the US
the crucial narrative it needs to confront the 'carbon bubble' of
stranded assets increasingly threatening the stability of the
global financial system. And his advice is not just for the US. The
9,200 cities that are part of the Global Covenant of Mayors for
Climate & Energy have a lot to learn from Rifkin's work with
pioneer smart cities and regions in Europe." --Maros Sefcovic, Vice
President of the European Commission and Co-Chair of the Global
Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy "Rifkin is bold, prescient
and revolutionary. The urgent global public health and humanitarian
impacts of Climate Change are well upon us and accelerating. Rifkin
charts a tough and achievable path forward - Distributed, Open
Source, Glocal and Green - and brings us to the threshold of a New
Beginning." --James Orbinski MD, former International President of
Doctors Without Borders "The Green New Deal is impressive in its
ability to connect the dots of environmental, political, social and
geographical issues that define our sustainable future. Rifkin has
laid out a vast Green New Deal plan that is radical and defensible
for an historic twenty-year retrofit of the nation's millions of
buildings to reduce global warming emissions, taking us into a
green century." --Gordon Gill, Principal, Adrian Smith + Gordon
Gill Architecture (ranked the number one architecture firm in the
United States of America by Architect magazine) "In The Green New
Deal, Jeremy Rifkin presents a survival imperative for the millions
without work and for a planet that needs healing. In this timely
book, he defines the urgent steps that will need to be taken to
transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and reclaim public
infrastructure." --Dr. Vandana Shiva, feminist, ecologist, and
recipient of the Right Livelihood Award
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