The Resource Reinventing fire : bold business solutions for the new energy era, Amory B. Lovins and Rocky Mountain Institute ; forewords by Marvin Odum, John W. Rowe
Reinventing fire : bold business solutions for the new energy era, Amory B. Lovins and Rocky Mountain Institute ; forewords by Marvin Odum, John W. Rowe
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- Summary
- Oil and coal have built our civilisation, created our wealth and enriched the lives of billions. Yet their rising costs to our security, economy, health and environment are starting to outweigh their benefits. Moreover, the tipping point where alternatives work better and compete purely on cost is not decades in the future - it is here and now. And that tipping point has become the fulcrum of economic transformation. In Reinventing Fire, Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute offer a new vision to revitalise business models and win the clean energy race - not forced by public policy but led by business for long-term advantage. This independent and rigorous account offers market-based solutions integrating transportation, buildings, industry and electricity. It maps pathways for running a 158%-bigger US economy in 2050 but needing no oil, no coal, no nuclear energy, one-third less natural gas and no new inventions. This transition would cost $5 trillion less than business-as-usual - without counting fossil fuels' huge hidden costs. Whether you care most about profits and jobs, or national security, or environmental stewardship, climate, and health, Reinventing Fire makes sense. It's a story of astounding opportunities for creating the new energy era. -- Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 334 pages
- Contents
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- 1. Defossilizing fuels :
- The true cost of oil addiction ; Oil and insecurity ; Coal's hidden costs ; Turning the supertanker ; Lighting the new fire ; No miracles required
- 2. Transportation : fitter vehicles, smarter use :
- Designing and building autos differently ; Using autos more productively ; The rest of the story : beyond automobiles ; Powering vehicles with cleaner energy ; Conclusion: Better mobility at lower cost without oil
- 3. Buildings : designs for better living :
- Understanding today's building quagmire ; The efficiency revolution : what's profitable and what's possible ; The conundrum and the challenge ; Solving the efficiency puzzle ; Conclusion: More comfort, more productivity, less energy, stronger economics
- 4. Industry : remaking how we make things :
- How the industrial jungle drives U.S. energy demand ; Viewing industry through the efficiency lens ; How much more productive can industry become? ; Transforming the industrial jungle ; Conclusion: Competitiveness through radical energy productivity
- 5. Electricity : repowering prosperity :
- Imagining the next electricity system ; Maintain : the elusiveness of "business-as-usual" ; Migrate : the conventional approach to "carbon-free" electricity ; Renew : tapping nature's inexhaustible energy sources ; Transform : a seismic shift in scale ; Four cases, one broad direction ; How do we get there from here? ; Conclusion: The path forward
- 6. Many choices, one future :
- Looking back from 2050 ; How can reinventing fire evolve smoothly? ; How do we seize the 2050 prize? ; Kindling the new fire
- Isbn
- 9781603585385
- Label
- Reinventing fire : bold business solutions for the new energy era
- Title
- Reinventing fire
- Title remainder
- bold business solutions for the new energy era
- Statement of responsibility
- Amory B. Lovins and Rocky Mountain Institute ; forewords by Marvin Odum, John W. Rowe
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- trueEnergy consumption -- United States
- Energy development
- Energy development -- United States
- Energy policy
- Energy policy -- United States
- Industries -- Energy conservation
- Industries -- Energy conservation -- United States
- Industries -- Energy consumption
- Industries -- Energy consumption -- United States
- Renewable energy sources
- Renewable energy sources -- United States
- United States
- Energy consumption
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Oil and coal have built our civilisation, created our wealth and enriched the lives of billions. Yet their rising costs to our security, economy, health and environment are starting to outweigh their benefits. Moreover, the tipping point where alternatives work better and compete purely on cost is not decades in the future - it is here and now. And that tipping point has become the fulcrum of economic transformation. In Reinventing Fire, Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute offer a new vision to revitalise business models and win the clean energy race - not forced by public policy but led by business for long-term advantage. This independent and rigorous account offers market-based solutions integrating transportation, buildings, industry and electricity. It maps pathways for running a 158%-bigger US economy in 2050 but needing no oil, no coal, no nuclear energy, one-third less natural gas and no new inventions. This transition would cost $5 trillion less than business-as-usual - without counting fossil fuels' huge hidden costs. Whether you care most about profits and jobs, or national security, or environmental stewardship, climate, and health, Reinventing Fire makes sense. It's a story of astounding opportunities for creating the new energy era. -- Publisher description
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- Lovins, Amory B.
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- 333.790973
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- Reinventing fire : bold business solutions for the new energy era, Amory B. Lovins and Rocky Mountain Institute ; forewords by Marvin Odum, John W. Rowe
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- 1. Defossilizing fuels : -- The true cost of oil addiction ; Oil and insecurity ; Coal's hidden costs ; Turning the supertanker ; Lighting the new fire ; No miracles required -- 2. Transportation : fitter vehicles, smarter use : -- Designing and building autos differently ; Using autos more productively ; The rest of the story : beyond automobiles ; Powering vehicles with cleaner energy ; Conclusion: Better mobility at lower cost without oil -- 3. Buildings : designs for better living : -- Understanding today's building quagmire ; The efficiency revolution : what's profitable and what's possible ; The conundrum and the challenge ; Solving the efficiency puzzle ; Conclusion: More comfort, more productivity, less energy, stronger economics -- 4. Industry : remaking how we make things : -- How the industrial jungle drives U.S. energy demand ; Viewing industry through the efficiency lens ; How much more productive can industry become? ; Transforming the industrial jungle ; Conclusion: Competitiveness through radical energy productivity -- 5. Electricity : repowering prosperity : -- Imagining the next electricity system ; Maintain : the elusiveness of "business-as-usual" ; Migrate : the conventional approach to "carbon-free" electricity ; Renew : tapping nature's inexhaustible energy sources ; Transform : a seismic shift in scale ; Four cases, one broad direction ; How do we get there from here? ; Conclusion: The path forward -- 6. Many choices, one future : -- Looking back from 2050 ; How can reinventing fire evolve smoothly? ; How do we seize the 2050 prize? ; Kindling the new fire
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- 24 cm
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- Reinventing fire : bold business solutions for the new energy era, Amory B. Lovins and Rocky Mountain Institute ; forewords by Marvin Odum, John W. Rowe
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- Contents
- 1. Defossilizing fuels : -- The true cost of oil addiction ; Oil and insecurity ; Coal's hidden costs ; Turning the supertanker ; Lighting the new fire ; No miracles required -- 2. Transportation : fitter vehicles, smarter use : -- Designing and building autos differently ; Using autos more productively ; The rest of the story : beyond automobiles ; Powering vehicles with cleaner energy ; Conclusion: Better mobility at lower cost without oil -- 3. Buildings : designs for better living : -- Understanding today's building quagmire ; The efficiency revolution : what's profitable and what's possible ; The conundrum and the challenge ; Solving the efficiency puzzle ; Conclusion: More comfort, more productivity, less energy, stronger economics -- 4. Industry : remaking how we make things : -- How the industrial jungle drives U.S. energy demand ; Viewing industry through the efficiency lens ; How much more productive can industry become? ; Transforming the industrial jungle ; Conclusion: Competitiveness through radical energy productivity -- 5. Electricity : repowering prosperity : -- Imagining the next electricity system ; Maintain : the elusiveness of "business-as-usual" ; Migrate : the conventional approach to "carbon-free" electricity ; Renew : tapping nature's inexhaustible energy sources ; Transform : a seismic shift in scale ; Four cases, one broad direction ; How do we get there from here? ; Conclusion: The path forward -- 6. Many choices, one future : -- Looking back from 2050 ; How can reinventing fire evolve smoothly? ; How do we seize the 2050 prize? ; Kindling the new fire
- Control code
- 1741355
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 334 pages
- Isbn
- 9781603585385
- Lccn
- 2011029947
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- n
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- color illustrations, color maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781603585385
- (OCoLC)719429781
Subject
- trueEnergy consumption -- United States
- Energy development
- Energy development -- United States
- Energy policy
- Energy policy -- United States
- Industries -- Energy conservation
- Industries -- Energy conservation -- United States
- Industries -- Energy consumption
- Industries -- Energy consumption -- United States
- Renewable energy sources
- Renewable energy sources -- United States
- United States
- Energy consumption
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