The Green New Deal

Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028 and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth

By: Jeremy Rifkin

Narrated by: David Cochran Heath

Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

An urgent, workable plan to confront climate change and transform America's economy for a post-fossil fuel world from the New York Times bestselling author of The Third Industrial Revolution.

A new vision for America’s future is quickly gaining momentum. The Green New Deal has caught fire in activist circles and become a central focus in the national conversation, setting the agenda for a new political movement that will likely transform the entire US and world economy. Although the details remain to be hashed out, it has inspired the millennial generation, now the largest voting bloc in the country, to lead America on the issue of climate change.

While the Green New Deal has become an overnight sensation, it takes on added weight in lieu of a parallel movement within the global business community that is going to shake the very foundation of society over the next several years. Behind the scenes, the key sectors that make up the infrastructure of the global economy are quickly decoupling from fossil fuels and recoupling with solar and wind energies that are now near parity in cost and soon to be far cheaper. New studies are sounding the alarm about the prospect of 100 trillion dollars in stranded assets as the economy abandons the old energies of the twentieth century for the new cheaper green energies of the twenty-first century, creating a carbon bubble that is likely to burst by 2028—leading to the collapse of the fossil fuel civilization.

This great disruption is occurring because the marketplace is speaking. Every government will have to follow the market or face the consequences. Governments that lead in the scale-up of a new zero carbon green infrastructure and create the new business opportunities and employment that accompany it will stay ahead of the curve. Governments that fail to lead will be doomed.

In The Green New Deal, New York Times bestselling author and renowned economic and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin delivers the political narrative, technical framework, and economic plan for the debate now taking center stage across America. The concurrence of a stranded fossil fuel assets bubble and a green political vision opens up the possibility of a massive global paradigm shift into a post-carbon ecological era, hopefully in time to prevent a temperature rise that will tip us over the edge into runaway climate change. With twenty-five years of experience at the forefront of enacting green transitions for both the European Union and the People’s Republic of China, Rifkin offers his indispensable wisdom in a blueprint for how to transform the global economy and save life on Earth.

©2019 Jeremy Rifkin (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“An influential advisor to governments the world over and a prolific author in areas of societal importance, Rifkin delivers a passionate vision and practical narrative, based on his extensive experience implementing pioneering changes throughout the European Union and People’s Republic of China.” —Booklist

“An urgent endorsement of efforts to remake a doomed fossil-fuel economy before it's too late.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Once again, Jeremy Rifkin has wrapped his brilliant mind around humanity’s greatest challenges and makes a compelling case for ending business as usual. The Green New Deal is a clear roadmap for the post-carbon transformation of the US economy and an inspiring vision of what could be the most promising economic opportunity of our lifetimes. It’s a must-read for investors, entrepreneurs and policy makers alike.” —Sir Richard Branson

save the future

please read for a better future, very informative and helpful, promote IOT and 0 carbon emissions it's coming and don't get stuck with assets in old fossil fuel tech

Warning of the Warming with Solutions

The pathways outlined if followed can save mankind from extinction. The planet will go on but without mankind & most of the animals.

I hope we can figure it out!

There is a lot of great information here. if you care about the future of this planet it is a great read!

Clear and concise call to action

This book satisfies curiosity with regard to the Green New Deal, presenting what it’s all about and why it’s so tremendously important and immediate.

Strong economic arguments for GND

Some argue Rifkin is self-aggrandizing in this book and I can see it but it doesn't detract from the quality of arguments. Rifkin makes an extremely compelling economic case for the GND.

Whereas others make emotional pleas, Rifkin sticks to policy and hard data while tapping on a career of personal experience.

Narration is solid as well.

Well worth reading

Very good book. Excellent concepts. The 3rd Industrial Revolution has great potential. Both positive and negative.

Required Reading

This explanation of how humans need to respond to disastrous climate change and the toxification of earth provides a clear and cogent description of the task before us. There is no time to waste. In the USA we must all mobilize on this path immediately. It will be a challenge, but there is no other sane option.

Jeremy Rifkin is right on time

Jeremy Rifkin is right on time with this book that does two things: 1) He let's Americans and rest of the world know about where the EU and now China have been going with issuing in a green Third Industrial Revolution and 2) he shares a bold economic plan for a zero-emissions America that helps save life on Earth if its embraced and deployed within a 10 to 20 year time-frame a "must listen" and a "must-read",

one of the most important books you can read

I don't tend to listen to non fiction, but this one is critical. the author focuses less on the science of climate change, and more on the economic principles that might convince your conservative friends that addressing climate change problems is good for our economy.

the future is green

this book should be required reading in schools and put out in the public as open domain for the public to understand and read