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Greening the Global Economy (Boston Review Originals) Hardcover – Illustrated, November 13, 2015

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A program for building a global clean energy economy while expanding job opportunities and economic well-being.

In order to control climate change, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that greenhouse gas emissions will need to fall by about forty percent by 2030.

Achieving the target goals will be highly challenging. Yet in Greening the Global Economy, economist Robert Pollin shows that they are attainable through steady, large-scale investments—totaling about 1.5 percent of global GDP on an annual basis—in both energy efficiency and clean renewable energy sources. Not only that: Pollin argues that with the right investments, these efforts will expand employment and drive economic growth.

Drawing on years of research, Pollin explores all aspects of the problem: how much energy will be needed in a range of industrialized and developing economies; what efficiency targets should be; and what kinds of industrial policy will maximize investment and support private and public partnerships in green growth so that a clean energy transformation can unfold without broad subsidies.

All too frequently, inaction on climate change is blamed on its potential harm to the economy. Pollin shows greening the economy is not only possible but necessary: global economic growth depends on it.

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Robert Pollin is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has served as a consultant on energy and the economy for a wide range of organizations and institutions, including the U.S. Department of Energy, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Program (UNIDO), and numerous nongovernmental organizations. He is author of Back to Full Employment (MIT Press), also in the Boston Review series, and Contours of Descent: U.S. Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global Austerity.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The MIT Press; Illustrated edition (November 13, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0262028239
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262028233
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 12 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches

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Gulisha

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2016

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I am an international energy lawyer based in Washington DC, and found this book very helpful for my work. It is well organized and well written. In my view, it is the best book for any private sector or public sector expert interested in contributing to reshaping the energy sectors around the world to achieve the governments' INDC requirements and to meet the global climate change requirements. This book could easily serve as a handbook for the next 20 years. I highly recommend this book. Thank you Prof. Pollin for this well-researched and well-structured insightful and impactful book.

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Roger Hickey

We all need to read this book. It shows big chages in our emissions are possible -- resulting in good jobs for Americans.

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2015

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After the Paris climate conference, we in the US know it will take big changes to meet our commitments In Greening the Global Economy, Robert Pollin outlines a program for reducing carbon emissions, in the US and world-wide, while creating a new generation of good jobs and sustainable growth.
You and your loved ones need this book. It outlines a plan that can rally a majority of Americans to save the earth and build real prosperity. That’s a formula for happy holidays – now and into the future.

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Hugh Joseph

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Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2015

Rather ironic that a book with this title is only available in print, and hardcover to boot!

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Larry

Pollin moves beyond the important but repetitive alarms about climate ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015

Pollin moves beyond the important but repetitive alarms about climate change to blazing the path to recovery. In one word the book is about investment and begins to detail how public investment plays a critical role in moving forward. "Greening" is very practical, looking at both enery efficiency as well as renewables and how public investment in both can make a difference.

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