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  • Published: 29 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9781685891350
  • Imprint: Melville House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $36.00
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The Future of Energy




How will the world produce more, cleaner energy? Climate communications expert Richard Black sets out a vision for the future which could benefit us all.

How will the world produce more, cleaner energy? Climate communications expert Richard Black sets out a vision for the future which could benefit us all.

Coal, oil and gas provide four-fifths of the energy that powers our modern world. But continuing to burn them will mean wrecking the only planet we have. Is there a way out?

In The Future of Energy, journalist and analyst Richard Black argues that there is, and that the transition to a clean energy world is already underway. He shows that with just five key technologies we can replace the burning of fossil fuels almost entirely, as quickly as society decides.

Doing so will do much more than halt climate change. The transition will bring cheaper energy, cleaner air, and more jobs. It will remove some of the factors behind oppression, injustice, and conflict. And it is supported by an overwhelming majority of the world’s population. This may not be the story of energy that you hear most about from politicians, business leaders and journalists, but it is the one that matters.

  • Published: 29 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9781685891350
  • Imprint: Melville House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $36.00
Categories:

Praise for The Future of Energy

"An engaging read, replete with cultural references ranging from Tolkien to The Terminator, it makes the case that the true obstacles to energy and climate progress are not physical or technological but political, painting the path forward to address the climate crisis." Michael E. Mann, author of Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from the Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis

"For a fluent and fast-paced explanation of the clean energy future that’s within our grasp, look no further. Richard Black presents the main keys in a simple and accessible language and analyses the opportunities of an energy system transformation that is already unstoppable." David Shukman, former BBC Science Editor and Visiting Professor in Practice, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics

"An articulate mapping of the energy transition that we are witnessing and need to turbocharge up to exponential rates, and why this is entirely possible." Christiana Figueres, co-author of The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis

"The Future of Energy is a masterful lesson on the present, past, and future state of the global energy landscape. Richard Black presents the main keys in a simple and accessible language and analyses the opportunities of an energy system transformation that is already unstoppable." Teresa Ribera, Third Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister for the Ecological Transition


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"This work is of first-rate importance... It should be read attentively." Peter Oborne, Daily Mail

"Beautifully told and thoroughly researched." Tom Clarke, Science Editor, ITV News

"Essential reading for everyone who believes stopping runaway climate change is the challenge of our time." Liz Hutchins, Campaigns Director, Friends of the Earth

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