Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization

ISBN: 1324106239

Author: McKibben, Bill

Condition: New

From the acclaimed environmentalist, a call to harness the power of the sun and rewrite our scientific, economic, and political future.Our climate, and our democracy, are melting down. But Bill McKibben, one of the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis, insists the moment is also full of possibility. Energy from the sun and wind is suddenly the cheapest power on the planet and growing faster than any energy source in history-if we can keep accelerating the pace, we have a chance.Here Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind-and the desperate fight of the fossil fuel industry and their politicians to hold this new power at bay. From the everyday citizens who installed solar panels equal to a third of Pakistans electric grid in a year to the worlds sixth-largest economy-California-nearly halving its use of natural gas in the last two years, Bill McKibben traces the arrival of plentiful, inexpensive solar energy. And he shows how solar power is more than just a path out of the climate crisis: it is a chance to reorder the world on saner and more humane grounds. You cant hoard solar energy or hold it in reserves-its available to all.Theres no guarantee we can make this change in time, but there is a hope-in McKibbens eyes, our best hope for a new civilization: one that looks up to the sun, every day, as the star that fuels our world.