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"Bill McKibben’s book
The End of Nature, published in 1989, warned early of
the dangers of climate changes and he has been campaigning and writing ever
since. His most recent book,
Here Comes the Sun, takes a look at the soaring
potential of renewable energy
Is your latest book a more optimistic take on this world?
Optimism may not be exactly the right word. The things that we were warning
about in
The End of Nature almost 40 years ago have happened. The planet is
now warming fast. The scientists were absolutely right. We face an endless
series of disasters that will get worse. This is the main legacy of our moment
on Earth so far.
But as of the last three or four years, we finally have a tool, not at this
point to stop global warming – it’s too late for that – but perhaps to at least
shave some tenths of a degree off how hot the planet gets. And that tool is
cheap energy from the sun and the wind and the batteries to store that power
when the sun goes down or the wind drops. Alternative energy is the
commonsense, obvious, straightforward way to make power on this planet, which
is why 95% of new generating capacity around planet Earth last year came from
these clean sources."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
