{"product_id":"energy-transition-and-economic-sufficiency-bart-hawkins-kreps-9780989599566","title":"Energy Transition and Economic Sufficiency: Food, Transportation and Education in a Post-Carbon Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs this the end of the world as we know it? Will the winding down of fossil-fuel consumption lead to radical changes in our lives? Or can we turn away from the climate crisis cliff while the industrial economy just keeps growing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenewable energy sources have powered civilizations for nearly all of history and must do so again. But usable energy will become a more precious resource, as it was before our brief, explosive binge on the most easily accessible fossil fuels. In coming years we will have to recognize when \"enough is enough.\" Sufficiency, not growth, needs to be the focus of the new economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors discuss changes in food production and distribution, urbanization and rural revitalization, cargo transportation, energy generation, law, and education. They show how many aspects of contemporary technology, plus lessons from our long history, can help us in the \"sufficient economy\" of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenewable energies will not save our always-on, constantly growing, high-energy economy. But if we share the wealth to produce what we really need, renewable energies can power a sustainable civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bart Hawkins Kreps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0989599566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989599566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Carbon Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Bart Hawkins Kreps","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051478085887,"sku":"9780989599566","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e94ec6d-2a37-4693-8be8-f43d504e08e6.jpg?v=1685013339","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/energy-transition-and-economic-sufficiency-bart-hawkins-kreps-9780989599566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}