What happens when the carbon bubble pops, leaving trillions of dollars of stranded assets in the ground? This Great Disruption is bound to happen, according to Rifkin, by the end of the 2020s should humanity have any hope for survival. This happens through legally mandated targets, the promotion of ...more
Interesting read, especially since it tackles one of the most pregnant issues in the world right now, which is global warming and the reduction in fossil fuels.
The author comes with a few tactics which can be applied by the United States, but also by other individual countries, in order to reduce th ...more
I learned a lot reading this book, and am impressed by the candor of the message regarding climate change and the imperatives that are our new reality, while making the case for hope for the future of humanity. His explanation of a Green New Deal supported by a smart digital Third Industrial Revolut ...more
Dare I say, money is the bottom line for the corporate conglomerates. Yet lives are at risk and their needs to be a compromise. We cannot continue on this path of destruction. We have to,"Wake Up America!" While there's been movement on the idea that more needs to be done there's still plenty of relu ...more
Lettura che non ho gradito quanto le altre letture dell’autore, ma questo non toglie il fatto che Rifkin rimane tra le menti più incoraggianti del panorama intellettuale internazionale.
È un libro che riassume il pensiero dell’economista: prende spunto dalla effettiva preparazione dei paesi mondiali ...more
I had a read Mr. Rifkin's book, "The European Dream" a while back, so I was really looking forward to this book. While quite informative, the language was very technical, which might deter some from reading it. Additionally, I wasn't a big fan of Mr. Rifkin's name-dropping (ie "so and so read my boo ...more
Critics have complained that the Green New Deal lacks details. Well, if you want details, this book will satisfy. Rifkin is a long-time green consultant to big corporations and has worked with governments in Europe and China on their plans to move their economies onto 100% clean energy, connecting i ...more
Most books on climate change are about the history, science, and possible outcomes of the phenomenon, so it's nice to see more books coming out with possible solutions. The "Green New Deal" is one such solution, and Rifkin goes to great lengths to explain why fossil fuels are doomed and the Green Ne ...more