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Loading... Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Nowby John Doerr
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"By turns pragmatic and inspiring, SPEED & SCALE intersperses Doerr's wide-ranging analysis with firsthand accounts from Jeff Bezos, Christiana Figueres, Al Gore, Mary Barra, Bill Gates, and other intrepid policy leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, and activists. A launchpad for those who are ready to act now, this book is geared to leaders in every walk of life. With a definitive action plan, the latest science, and a rising climate movement on our side, we can still reach net zero before it is too late. But as Doerr reminds us, there is no more time to waste"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)363.738Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Other social problems and services Environmental problems Environmental problems PollutantsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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It is glitzy, upbeat, full of boosterism, but has a real plan, based on data and projections, and includes warnings on how hard the plan will be to carry out. It includes estimates and goals in units of gigatons of greenhouse gases and trillions of dollars, as well as effort needed in both technology and politics.
Speed and Scale has an interesting feature, its own highlighting. Every other page or so includes red highlights over one or two phrases, phrases that define important points of the plan. So, one way to read this book is to leaf through its pages noting these highlights and stopping to read details as need or interest demands.
It also includes pages of comments by industry leaders, who give their takes on some aspects of our climate problems. These pages come with a gray background, so they can be easily skipped as desired.
There are details to argue about in Speed & Scale, but on the whole this is an important book. ( )