World On The Edge

How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse. We are in a race between political and natural tipping points. Can we close coal-fired power plants fast enough to save the Greenland ice sheet and avoid catastrophic sea level rise? Can we raise water productivity fast enough to halt the depletio [...]
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How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse. We are in a race between political and natural tipping points. Can we close coal-fired power plants fast enough to save the Greenland ice sheet and avoid catastrophic sea level rise? Can we raise water productivity fast enough to halt the depletion of aquifiers and avoid water-driven food shortages? Can we cope with peak water and peak oil at the same time? These are some of the issues Lester R Brown skillfully distils in 'World on the Edge'. Bringing decades of research and analysis into play, he provides the responses needed to reclaim our future.