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Clean Break: The Story of Germany's Energy Transformation and What Americans Can Learn from It (Kindle Single)
Osha Gray Davidson
ASIN: B00A4IEJ5K
Publisher: InsideClimate News
Pages: 69

The European Union's biggest and most powerful industrial economy is making a clean break from coal, oil and nuclear energy. It is doing something most Americans would say is impossible, but already Germany is running on 25% clean energy and it is on track to reach 80 percent by 2050. Some experts say it could reach 100 percent by then.But Germany's energiewende, or energy transformation, is really a very American story that revolves around self-reliant individuals in a responsive democracy forging a national can-do vision. ".....a riveting account of Germany’s energy revolution." The Ecologist"This book contains a nice combination of interviews, stories, and examples of how Germany is transitioning from a fossil fuel and nuclear infrastructure to a clean, renewable one. It is an important and eye-opening analysis that should be read by anyone interested in emulating this feat in other ...
Amazon Rating:
4.5 stars from 128 ratings