Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Lester R. Brown

Table of Contents

Includes Podcasts of Preface and chapter introductions. Entire book (pdf) Data sets Preface (pdf) (Listen to Audio) 1. Selling Our Future (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) Food: The Weak Link The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity Our Global Ponzi Economy Mounting Stresses, Failing States Plan B—A Plan to Save Civilization Chapter 1 Data (xls) (pdf) PART I. THE CHALLENGES 2. Population Pressure: Land and Water (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) Civilization’s Foundation Eroding Water Tables Falling Farmers Losing Water to Cities Land and Water Conflicts Cars and People Compete for Grain The Rising Tide of Environmental Refugees Chapter 2 Data (xls) (pdf) 3. Climate Change and the Energy Transition (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) Rising Temperature and Its Effects Melting Ice, Rising Seas Melting Glaciers, Shrinking Harvests Rising Temperatures, Falling Yields The Decline of Oil and Coal A Challenge Without Precedent Chapter 3 Data (xls) (pdf) PART II. THE RESPONSE 4. Stabilizing Climate: An Energy Efficiency Revolution (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) A Revolution in Lighting Technology Energy-Efficient Appliances Zero-Carbon Buildings Electrifying the Transport System A New Materials Economy Smarter Grids, Appliances, and Consumers The Energy Savings Potential Chapters 4 and 5 Data (xls) (pdf) 5. Stabilizing Climate: Shifting to Renewable Energy (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) Turning to the Wind Solar Cells and Thermal Collectors Energy from the Earth Plant-Based Sources of Energy Hydropower: Rivers, Tides, and Waves The World Energy Economy of 2020 Chapters 4 and 5 Data (xls) (pdf)

6. Designing Cities for People (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) The Ecology of Cities Redesigning Urban Transport The Return of Bicycles Reducing Urban Water Use Farming in the City Upgrading Squatter Settlements Cities for People Chapter 6 Data (xls) (pdf) 7. Eradicating Poverty and Stabilizing Population (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) Educating Everyone Toward a Healthy Future Stabilizing Population Rescuing Failing States A Poverty Eradication Agenda and Budget Chapter 7 Data (xls) (pdf) 8. Restoring the Earth (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) Protecting and Restoring Forests Planting Trees to Sequester Carbon Conserving and Rebuilding Soils Regenerating Fisheries Protecting Plant and Animal Diversity The Earth Restorationg Budget Chapter 8 Data (xls) (pdf) 9. Feeding 8 Billion People Well (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) Raising Land Productivity Raising Water Productivity Producing Protein More Efficiently The Localization of Agriculture Strategic Reductions in Demand Action on Many Fronts Chapter 9 Data (xls) (pdf) PART III: THE GREAT MOBILIZATION 10. Can We Mobilize Fast Enough? (pdf) Introduction (Listen to Audio) Shifting Taxes and Subsidies Coal: The Beginning of the End Climate Stabilization Steps Three Models of Social Change A Wartime Mobilization Mobilizing to Save Civilization What You and I Can Do Chapter 10 Data (xls) (pdf) Endnotes (pdf) Index (pdf) Acknowledgements & About the Author (pdf) Plan B 4.0 Data

Time for Plan B: Cutting Carbon Emissions 80 Percent by 2020 (Available in pdf with or without endnotes.)

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