The Post Carbon Reader
Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises
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The expert contributors to The Post Carbon Reader were asked to unflinchingly describe the deep and interconnected sustainability crises confronting humanity in the 21st century--and then give readers concrete steps for addressing those crises.
This unprecedented collection of writings (34 essays, 4 previously published) is an honest, informed and engaging exploration of the most challenging issues of our time. It includes chapters by best-selling authors like climate activist Bill McKibben, renowned scholars like "ecological footprint" co-founder William Rees, and up-and-coming experts like urban food systems pioneer Erika Allen. Lead editor Richard Heinberg is the world's leading author of mass-market books on fossil fuel dependence and depletion. Heinberg says, "We've run out of time, natural resources and capital, so this is our only chance to get things right."
Richard Heinberg
Richard Heinberg was the author of thirteen previous books including The Party's Over, Powerdown, Peak Everything, and The End of Growth. He was a Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and was widely regarded as one of the world's most effective communicators of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. Heinberg gave hundreds of lectures on our energy future to audiences around the world. He was published in Nature and other journals and was featured in many television and theatrical documentaries. He lived in Santa Rosa, CA..
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