Venture capitalist, engineer and philosopher Tom Rand breaks down our paralysis in the teeth of the oncoming climate storm. Ranging across psychology and economics to get beneath the surface to the rules of the game, it offers pragmatic solutions to the crisis.
Venture capitalist, engineer and philosopher Tom Rand breaks down our paralysis in the teeth of the oncoming climate storm. Ranging across psychology and economics to get beneath the surface to the rules of the game, it offers pragmatic solutions to the crisis.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Tom Rand is managing partner of the privately backed MaRS Cleantech Fund and senior advisor to the MaRS Discovery District. Tom was a successful entrepreneur in the global telecommunications sector and now focuses his efforts on carbon mitigation as a venture capitalist, author, and speaker. His first book, Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit, was shortlisted for the White Pine non-fiction award in 2012. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Preface 2. Introduction: Frogs, Hot Water, and Us 3. Chapter 1: From Serious Science to the Theater of the Absurd * Off to the Races * The Theatre of the Absurd * The Conservative Paradox * Waking the Frog: Explaining the Absurdity * Suggested Reading 4. Chapter 2: The Siren Song of Denial * Duplicitous Denial * Rational? Who’s Rational?! * How We Think * Thinking about Climate Disruption * Waking the Frog: Starting a New Conversation * Suggested Reading 5. Chapter 3: Complexity and the Myth of the Free Market * How Free Is Free? * State-Enabled Wealth Creation * From Equilibrium to Dynamic Systems * Waking the Frog: Choosing Our Direction * Suggested Reading 6. Chapter 4: Economics: The Dismal Science * Rolling the DICE * From Dismal Science to Collaborative Expertise * Waking the Frog: Thinking Differently—Buy Insurance * Suggested Reading 7. Chapter 5: The Fossil Fuel Party * Size Matters * Interests Matter * Attitude Matters * Waking the Frog: Taking Our Energy Moon Shot * Suggested Reading 8. Chapter 6: Waking the Frog and Turning Down the Heat * Waking Up * Turning Down the Heat * A Fourth Industrial Revolution * Choosing a Future * Suggested Reading 9. Bibliography 10. Endnotes 11. Index
1. Preface 2. Introduction: Frogs, Hot Water, and Us 3. Chapter 1: From Serious Science to the Theater of the Absurd * Off to the Races * The Theatre of the Absurd * The Conservative Paradox * Waking the Frog: Explaining the Absurdity * Suggested Reading 4. Chapter 2: The Siren Song of Denial * Duplicitous Denial * Rational? Who’s Rational?! * How We Think * Thinking about Climate Disruption * Waking the Frog: Starting a New Conversation * Suggested Reading 5. Chapter 3: Complexity and the Myth of the Free Market * How Free Is Free? * State-Enabled Wealth Creation * From Equilibrium to Dynamic Systems * Waking the Frog: Choosing Our Direction * Suggested Reading 6. Chapter 4: Economics: The Dismal Science * Rolling the DICE * From Dismal Science to Collaborative Expertise * Waking the Frog: Thinking Differently—Buy Insurance * Suggested Reading 7. Chapter 5: The Fossil Fuel Party * Size Matters * Interests Matter * Attitude Matters * Waking the Frog: Taking Our Energy Moon Shot * Suggested Reading 8. Chapter 6: Waking the Frog and Turning Down the Heat * Waking Up * Turning Down the Heat * A Fourth Industrial Revolution * Choosing a Future * Suggested Reading 9. Bibliography 10. Endnotes 11. Index
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