Herbert Girardet

A must read and must act on book. Chapters & full book available in pdf at http://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/a_renewable_world.html

Excerpts of reviews - from Amazon ...

'Here's the book we've been waiting for: a thorough, up-to-date, and above all proportionate response to our climatic predicament. When I say proportionate, I mean: it tells us how to solve the problem we really have, not the one we wish we had. It's truly important!' Bill McKibben, founder, 350.org.

'Moving towards a green economy requires focused and smart public policies to enable new markets to emerge. The story of renewable energy and feed-in tariffs presented in this book provides a powerful illustration of how consumers and producers of clean energy can - given the right policy framework - transform the market for energy almost overnight.' Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP.

'A Renewable World is based on the renewable gifts of sun, soil, seed. This is how sustainable societies of the South, especially the women, have kept society fed and clothed over millennia. This important book highlights the solutions that allow us to regenerate our renewable natural capital and reduce our ecological footprint, while increasing human welfare.' Vandana Shiva, scientist and activist.… (más)