Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy - Rilegato

Pernick, Ron; Wilder, Clint

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ISBN 10: 0062088440 ISBN 13: 9780062088444

Casa editrice: Harperbusiness, 2012

Riassunto

Combining expert analysis with lively storytelling, this follow-up to The Clean Tech Revolution explores the latest clean technology being implemented around the world and outlines the tools the U.S. needs to compete and win on this fast-changing, competitive global battlefield. 25,000 first printing.

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“Five years ago, Pernick and Wilder predicted a clean-energy revolution. Today, that revolution is already underway-but without an aggressive energy strategy, America’s leadership will falter. The action plan in this book is just what the country needs, and Pernick and Wilder are expert guides once again.” (John Podesta, Chair and Counselor, Center for American Progress)

“Pernick and Wilder powerfully articulate the trends and developments reshaping the clean-tech landscape and provide both compelling and comprehensive solutions. They intelligently lay out what’s needed next, offering controversial yet reconcilable steps to enable profound progress in the U.S.” (John Hofmeister, Founder and CEO, Citizens for Affordable Energy, Former President, Shell Oil Company)

“Bursting with data, case studies, and market insights, Clean Tech Nation is must reading for business leaders, investors, policymakers, scholars, environmental advocates, and anyone else who cares about America’s energy and environmental future.” (Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University, Author of Green to Gold)

“Clean Tech Nation deftly illustrates how well placed and naturally advantaged the United States is in the Clean Tech race and offers a coherent and realistic seven point action plan designed to secure that lasting advantage for the benefit of the American people.” (David Crane, President and CEO of NRG Energy)

“If the U.S. wants to maintain its status as the world’s leading economy it must put a stake in the ground for the clean tech sector. Here, the authors describe how the U.S. can seize this opportunity to lead, create jobs, and be an innovation engine.” (Bill Ritter, Former Governor, Colorado, Director, Center for the New Energy Economy)

“Too many are giving up on the U.S.’s critical role in building a clean-tech future. Against this backdrop, Clean Tech Nation makes an effective case for U.S. leadership and a path to get there.” (Mark Vachon, Vice President of GE, Ecomagination)

“A new sustainable economy is unfolding rapidly around the world, led by forward-looking companies, governments, and individuals. Here, Pernick and Wilder offer a clear, compelling, and inspiring path for the U.S. to seize the reins of this once-in-a-generation business opportunity.” (L. Hunter Lovins, President of Natural Capitalism Solutions, Coauthor of Climate Capitalism)

“This book conveys an insightful insider’s view of renewable energy and clean-tech markets, industry, finance, and policy in a way that will leave the reader with a deeper understanding of how this revolution happened and where it must go next.” (Michael T. Eckhart, Managing Director, Global Head of Environmental Finance for Citi Corporate and Investment Banking)

“Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder have created a compelling vision for a Clean Tech Nation and a roadmap for creating it, even as they surprise and delight readers with a rich account of progress already achieved. I salute their unique combination of technical savvy, practical sense, and imperishable enthusiasm.” (Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director for National Resources Defense Council)

“Clean tech is growing up. In Clean Tech Nation, Pernick and Wilder take an important look at the industry’s challenging adolescent years and what it will take, in terms of both public and private action, to reach a successful adulthood - financially and societally.” (Dan Reicher, Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy)

L'autore:

Ron Pernick is cofounder and managing director of Clean Edge, a leading clean-tech research and advisory firm, and co-author of two books on clean-tech trends, investment opportunities, and innovation. Pernick has worked actively within three major technology waves: telecommunications, the Internet, and clean technology. At Clean Edge he has coauthored more than two dozen reports on clean technologies, coproduces the annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit, manages the company's stock and leadership index products and services, and consults to governments, corporations, and entrepreneurs. Pernick is widely cited in the media and lectures at industry events and universities in the U.S. and abroad. He lives with his wife and two children in Portland, Oregon. Clint Wilder is senior editor at Clean Edge and has covered the high-tech and clean-tech industries as a business journalist since 1985. At Clean Edge for the past ten years, he has coauthored reports on clean energy trends and regional economic development, and is a regular contributor of the web site's CE Views columns on a range of topics. Wilder is coauthor of two books with Ron Pernick and has been a facilitator in the energy and climate change track of the Clinton Global Initiative. He is a frequent speaker at clean energy and green business events in the U.S. and overseas, and a regular blogger for the Huffington Post. As editor-at-large and columnist for Information Week, he won the 2002 American Society of Business Publication Editors gold award for best feature series. He lives with his wife in Sausalito, California

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Harperbusiness
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062088440
• ISBN 13: 9780062088444
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 308