Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Reinventing Fire "Reinventing Fire" shows how business--motivated by profit, supported by civil society, sped by smart policy--can get the U.S. completely off oil and coal by 2050, and later beyond natural gas as well. Authored by a world leader on energy and innovation, the book maps a robust path for integrating real, here-and-now, comprehensive energy solutions.
Full description- Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Published: 28 February 2012
- Format: Hardback 352 pages
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- Categories: Business Strategy | Business Innovation | Energy Industries & Utilities | Alternative & Renewable Energy Industries | Alternative & Renewable Energy Sources & Technology
- ISBN 13: 9781603583718 ISBN 10: 1603583718
- Sales rank: 98,194
Full description for Reinventing Fire
Oil and coal have built our civilisation, created our wealth and enriched the lives of billions. Yet their rising costs to our security, economy, health and environment are starting to outweigh their benefits. Moreover, the tipping point where alternatives work better and compete purely on cost is not decades in the future - it is here and now. And that tipping point has become the fulcrum of economic transformation. In Reinventing Fire, Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute offer a new vision to revitalise business models and win the clean energy race - not forced by public policy but led by business for long-term advantage. This independent and rigorous account offers market-based solutions integrating transportation, buildings, industry and electricity. It maps pathways for running a 158%-bigger US economy in 2050 but needing no oil, no coal, no nuclear energy, one-third less natural gas and no new inventions. This transition would cost $5 trillion less than business-as-usual - without counting fossil fuels' huge hidden costs. Whether you care most about profits and jobs, or national security, or environmental stewardship, climate, and health, Reinventing Fire makes sense. It's a story of astounding opportunities for creating the new energy era.
