Title: The whole world's watching : decarbonizing the economy and saving the world /
Authors: Turner, Martyn, 1959-; O'Connell, Brian, 1952-
Publisher: John Wiley,
Year: 2001
Subjects: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Air Pollution Economic aspects; Carbon dioxide mitigation International cooperation.; Global warming Prevention International cooperation.; Renewable energy sources Government policy International cooperation.
Abstract: "Preventing climate change need not bankrupt the world. Decarbonizing the economy will not only halt global warming, but also improve the lifestyles of all the world's people. The dynamics of industry are about to undergo a radical change. Investment is set to flow to an entirely new range of solutions that offer the world clean and reliable power and energy. The solutions to the world's most serious problem exist now. In The Whole World's Watching the authors explain how money can be channeled into the technology that will preserve the lifestyles we currently enjoy and create a new era of economic growth. This is a book that proposes real concrete solutions. Environmentalists and politicians will not stop climate change from occurring: industry will and it will happen a lot sooner than we think." "Global warming is real and not a problem that will disappear on its own. This book explains why it is now time to mobilize the world's financial markets to work for the good of mankind. The money to finance the changes necessary to prevent climatic mutation should come from Wall Street, instead of Washington or Berlin."--Jacket.