Themes Lists Trending New
Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Searching...

⚖️ Green Energy Tradeoffs

An honest reckoning with the costs and compromises of renewable energy—land use, resource extraction, grid reliability, and the uncomfortable math of transition.
The Rare Metals War
by Guillame Pitron • 2018
Your electric car runs on metals that leave toxic wastelands and enrich an authoritarian superpower.
4.04
1k+
⚡ Energy Transition⛏️ Resource Extraction🔗 Supply Chains⚖️ Environmental Justice⚔️ Resource Wars
The Rare Metals War Summary
The Rare Metals War 91%
Your electric car runs on metals that leave toxic wastelands and enrich an authoritarian superpower.
by Guillame Pitron 2018
4.04
1k+ ratings
⚡ Energy Transition⛏️ Resource Extraction🔗 Supply Chains⚖️ Environmental Justice⚔️ Resource Wars
Taming the Sun
by Varun Sivaram • 2018
More solar means each panel is worth less. Three innovations can flip that equation.
4.07
501
☀️ Solar Energy🔄 Clean Energy Transition🏛️ Energy Policy🔮 Energy Futures⚡ Grid Modernization
Taming the Sun Summary
Taming the Sun 91%
More solar means each panel is worth less. Three innovations can flip that equation.
by Varun Sivaram 2018
4.07
501 ratings
☀️ Solar Energy🔄 Clean Energy Transition🏛️ Energy Policy🔮 Energy Futures⚡ Grid Modernization
Here Comes the Sun
by Bill McKibben • 2025
The climate crisis has a solution: the sun, which quietly became the cheapest power on Earth.
4.50
939
☀️ Renewable Energy⚡ Electrification✊ Climate Activism💰 Energy Economics🏘️ Decentralized Energy
Here Comes the Sun Summary
Here Comes the Sun 90%
The climate crisis has a solution: the sun, which quietly became the cheapest power on Earth.
by Bill McKibben 2025
4.50
939 ratings
☀️ Renewable Energy⚡ Electrification✊ Climate Activism💰 Energy Economics🏘️ Decentralized Energy
The Great Transition
by Lester R. Brown • 2014
Wind and solar are now cheapest. The shift isn't a political choice; it's a price signal.
3.66
201
⚡ Energy Transition☀️ Renewable Energy📉 Energy Economics🌍 Climate Policy🚗 Electric Vehicles
The Great Transition Summary
The Great Transition 90%
Wind and solar are now cheapest. The shift isn't a political choice; it's a price signal.
by Lester R. Brown 2014
3.66
201 ratings
⚡ Energy Transition☀️ Renewable Energy📉 Energy Economics🌍 Climate Policy🚗 Electric Vehicles
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air
by David J.C. MacKay • 2008
Most energy plans don't add up. A physicist's arithmetic reveals what would.
4.41
2k+
🏛️ Energy Policy⚡ Energy Systems🌬️ Renewable Energy🔢 Quantitative Reasoning🌍 Decarbonization
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air Summary
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air 90%
Most energy plans don't add up. A physicist's arithmetic reveals what would.
by David J.C. MacKay 2008
4.41
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Energy Policy⚡ Energy Systems🌬️ Renewable Energy🔢 Quantitative Reasoning🌍 Decarbonization
Schockwellen
by Claudia Kemfert • 2023
Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.
4.07
75
⚡ Energy Transition🌍 Energy Geopolitics🔒 Energy Security🛢️ Fossil Fuel Lobbying👥 Community Energy
Schockwellen Summary
Schockwellen 90%
Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.
by Claudia Kemfert 2023
4.07
75 ratings
⚡ Energy Transition🌍 Energy Geopolitics🔒 Energy Security🛢️ Fossil Fuel Lobbying👥 Community Energy
The War Below
by Ernest Scheyder • 2024
Green energy requires mining. A sacred mountain, a rare flower, and the tradeoffs we keep ignoring.
3.82
2k+
⚒️ Critical Minerals🔗 Mineral Supply Chains⛏️ Resource Extraction🌍 Environmental Justice🏔️ Indigenous Land Rights
The War Below Summary
The War Below 90%
Green energy requires mining. A sacred mountain, a rare flower, and the tradeoffs we keep ignoring.
by Ernest Scheyder 2024
3.82
2k+ ratings
⚒️ Critical Minerals🔗 Mineral Supply Chains⛏️ Resource Extraction🌍 Environmental Justice🏔️ Indigenous Land Rights
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
by Alex Epstein • 2014
Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.
4.07
2k+
⚡ Energy Policy🌡️ Climate Debate🔧 Techno-Optimism🔍 Eco-Skepticism🏛️ Objectivist Philosophy
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels Summary
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels 90%
Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.
by Alex Epstein 2014
4.07
2k+ ratings
⚡ Energy Policy🌡️ Climate Debate🔧 Techno-Optimism🔍 Eco-Skepticism🏛️ Objectivist Philosophy
Revolutionary Power
by Shalanda Baker • 2021
Clean energy could dismantle inequality or deepen it. The difference: who owns the panels.
4.17
190
🏛️ Energy Policy🏭 Environmental Racism🔋 Clean Energy Transition🗳️ Energy Democracy⚖️ Environmental Justice
Revolutionary Power Summary
Revolutionary Power 90%
Clean energy could dismantle inequality or deepen it. The difference: who owns the panels.
by Shalanda Baker 2021
4.17
190 ratings
🏛️ Energy Policy🏭 Environmental Racism🔋 Clean Energy Transition🗳️ Energy Democracy⚖️ Environmental Justice
Apocalypse Never
by Michael Shellenberger • 2020
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
4.16
6k+
🌍 Environmental Policy🌡️ Climate Debate⚡ Energy Policy☢️ Nuclear Advocacy🔕 Anti-Alarmism
Apocalypse Never Summary
Apocalypse Never 90%
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
by Michael Shellenberger 2020
4.16
6k+ ratings
🌍 Environmental Policy🌡️ Climate Debate⚡ Energy Policy☢️ Nuclear Advocacy🔕 Anti-Alarmism
Renewable Energy
by Bruce Usher • 2019
The energy transition was stalled by storage. The solution is already in millions of garages.
4.33
302
☀️ Renewable Energy🔄 Energy Transition📉 Technology Cost Curves🌍 Climate Economics📜 Energy Policy
Renewable Energy Summary
Renewable Energy 90%
The energy transition was stalled by storage. The solution is already in millions of garages.
by Bruce Usher 2019
4.33
302 ratings
☀️ Renewable Energy🔄 Energy Transition📉 Technology Cost Curves🌍 Climate Economics📜 Energy Policy
False Alarm
by Bjørn Lomborg • 2020
Two trillion a year for one-twentieth of a degree: the smarter investments our panic overlooks.
4.16
3k+
🏛️ Climate Policy📊 Environmental Economics⚖️ Cost-Benefit Analysis🔋 Green Energy Innovation🛡️ Adaptation Strategies
False Alarm Summary
False Alarm 90%
Two trillion a year for one-twentieth of a degree: the smarter investments our panic overlooks.
by Bjørn Lomborg 2020
4.16
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Climate Policy📊 Environmental Economics⚖️ Cost-Benefit Analysis🔋 Green Energy Innovation🛡️ Adaptation Strategies
Falter
by Bill McKibben • 2019
Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.
4.00
2k+
🤖 Tech Ethics⚠️ Existential Risk🛢️ Fossil Fuel Deception☀️ Renewable Energy✊ Nonviolent Resistance
Falter Summary
Falter 89%
Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.
by Bill McKibben 2019
4.00
2k+ ratings
🤖 Tech Ethics⚠️ Existential Risk🛢️ Fossil Fuel Deception☀️ Renewable Energy✊ Nonviolent Resistance
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
by Bill Gates • 2021
Five activities emit 51 billion tons a year; the cost gaps show where innovation must hit first.
4.11
51k+
🌍 Net Zero Transition⚡ Clean Energy Transition🚀 Techno-Optimism💰 Climate Economics🌪️ Climate Adaptation
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Summary
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster 89%
Five activities emit 51 billion tons a year; the cost gaps show where innovation must hit first.
by Bill Gates 2021
4.11
51k+ ratings
🌍 Net Zero Transition⚡ Clean Energy Transition🚀 Techno-Optimism💰 Climate Economics🌪️ Climate Adaptation
The Green New Deal
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2019
The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.
3.68
812
💚 Green New Deal⚡ Energy Transition💰 Green Economics🛢️ Fossil Fuel Divestment🏙️ Smart Cities
The Green New Deal Summary
The Green New Deal 89%
The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.
by Jeremy Rifkin 2019
3.68
812 ratings
💚 Green New Deal⚡ Energy Transition💰 Green Economics🛢️ Fossil Fuel Divestment🏙️ Smart Cities
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in
by John Kay • 2009
Clean energy outcompetes fossil fuels on price. The smart money is shifting; the rest will follow.
3.95
615
🏭 Decarbonization☀️ Clean Energy💰 Impact Investing✊ Climate Justice🛢️ Climate Denialism
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in Summary
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in 89%
Clean energy outcompetes fossil fuels on price. The smart money is shifting; the rest will follow.
by John Kay 2009
3.95
615 ratings
🏭 Decarbonization☀️ Clean Energy💰 Impact Investing✊ Climate Justice🛢️ Climate Denialism
The Green Collar Economy
by Van Jones • 2008
Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.
3.70
868
🌿 Green Politics✊ Environmental Justice🔄 Sustainable Economy⚡ Clean Energy Transition🏛️ Public Investment
The Green Collar Economy Summary
The Green Collar Economy 89%
Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.
by Van Jones 2008
3.70
868 ratings
🌿 Green Politics✊ Environmental Justice🔄 Sustainable Economy⚡ Clean Energy Transition🏛️ Public Investment
The Grid
by Gretchen Bakke • 2016
The clean-energy future depends on a century-old machine that was never designed to handle it.
3.86
5k+
🏗️ Infrastructure⚡ Energy Transition🌬️ Renewable Integration🔋 Energy Storage📜 Energy Policy
The Grid Summary
The Grid 89%
The clean-energy future depends on a century-old machine that was never designed to handle it.
by Gretchen Bakke 2016
3.86
5k+ ratings
🏗️ Infrastructure⚡ Energy Transition🌬️ Renewable Integration🔋 Energy Storage📜 Energy Policy
The End of Oil
by Paul Roberts • 2004
Peak oil, climate collapse, energy poverty: three crises converging, and no unified plan exists.
3.74
1k+
🔄 Energy Transition🛢️ Oil Geopolitics⛽ Fossil Fuel Dependence🌡️ Climate Security🔐 Global Energy Security
The End of Oil Summary
The End of Oil 89%
Peak oil, climate collapse, energy poverty: three crises converging, and no unified plan exists.
by Paul Roberts 2004
3.74
1k+ ratings
🔄 Energy Transition🛢️ Oil Geopolitics⛽ Fossil Fuel Dependence🌡️ Climate Security🔐 Global Energy Security
Solar Power
by Mark Prentice • 2016
Install your own solar panels, slash your bill, and sell the surplus to the utility.
2.50
2
☀️ Solar Energy♻️ Renewable Energy🏡 Off-Grid Living🔧 Diy Solar⚡ Energy Independence
Solar Power Summary
Solar Power 89%
Install your own solar panels, slash your bill, and sell the surplus to the utility.
by Mark Prentice 2016
2.50
2 ratings
☀️ Solar Energy♻️ Renewable Energy🏡 Off-Grid Living🔧 Diy Solar⚡ Energy Independence
Going Nuclear
by Tim Gregory • 2025
Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, densest energy on Earth. Only irrational fear stands in its way.
4.47
350
🏭 Nuclear Energy🏛️ Energy Policy🌍 Climate Solutions📜 Nuclear History🌱 Ecomodernism
Going Nuclear Summary
Going Nuclear 89%
Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, densest energy on Earth. Only irrational fear stands in its way.
by Tim Gregory 2025
4.47
350 ratings
🏭 Nuclear Energy🏛️ Energy Policy🌍 Climate Solutions📜 Nuclear History🌱 Ecomodernism
Our Choice
by Al Gore • 2008
The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.
3.99
864
🌍 Climate Crisis☀️ Renewable Energy💡 Energy Efficiency💰 Carbon Pricing⚡ Energy Transition
Our Choice Summary
Our Choice 89%
The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.
by Al Gore 2008
3.99
864 ratings
🌍 Climate Crisis☀️ Renewable Energy💡 Energy Efficiency💰 Carbon Pricing⚡ Energy Transition
A Planet to Win
by Kate Aronoff • 2019
What if fighting climate change meant universal housing, public power, and a four-day week?
4.07
686
📗 Green New Deal🌍 Climate Justice🌱 Ecosocialism🌹 Democratic Socialism⚡ Energy Transition
A Planet to Win Summary
A Planet to Win 89%
What if fighting climate change meant universal housing, public power, and a four-day week?
by Kate Aronoff 2019
4.07
686 ratings
📗 Green New Deal🌍 Climate Justice🌱 Ecosocialism🌹 Democratic Socialism⚡ Energy Transition
How the World Really Works
by Vaclav Smil • 2022
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
3.94
14k+
⚡ Energy Systems🏭 Industrial Ecology🌾 Global Food Systems📊 Quantitative Reasoning⚖️ Risk Perception
How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works 89%
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
by Vaclav Smil 2022
3.94
14k+ ratings
⚡ Energy Systems🏭 Industrial Ecology🌾 Global Food Systems📊 Quantitative Reasoning⚖️ Risk Perception
Solar Power for Sustainable Living
by Sustainable Stevie • 2012
The DIY solar reality check: what your bills, roof, and local code demand before you start.
3.75
4
☀️ Solar Energy♻️ Renewable Energy🔨 Home Improvement🌱 Sustainable Living⚡ Energy Independence
Solar Power for Sustainable Living Summary
Solar Power for Sustainable Living 89%
The DIY solar reality check: what your bills, roof, and local code demand before you start.
by Sustainable Stevie 2012
3.75
4 ratings
☀️ Solar Energy♻️ Renewable Energy🔨 Home Improvement🌱 Sustainable Living⚡ Energy Independence
Into the Clear Blue Sky
by Rob Jackson • 2024
We could clean the atmosphere within a generation. The fastest lever most people overlook: methane.
4.02
131
🛠️ Climate Solutions🧹 Carbon Removal⚖️ Climate Justice⚡ Energy Transition🌾 Food Systems
Into the Clear Blue Sky Summary
Into the Clear Blue Sky 88%
We could clean the atmosphere within a generation. The fastest lever most people overlook: methane.
by Rob Jackson 2024
4.02
131 ratings
🛠️ Climate Solutions🧹 Carbon Removal⚖️ Climate Justice⚡ Energy Transition🌾 Food Systems
Not the End of the World
by Hannah Ritchie • 2024
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
4.22
7k+
🌍 Environmental Optimism💡 Climate Solutions🎯 Effective Environmentalism🌾 Agricultural Innovation⚡ Renewable Energy
Not the End of the World Summary
Not the End of the World 88%
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
by Hannah Ritchie 2024
4.22
7k+ ratings
🌍 Environmental Optimism💡 Climate Solutions🎯 Effective Environmentalism🌾 Agricultural Innovation⚡ Renewable Energy
2052
by Jørgen Randers • 2012
A Limits to Growth update: population shrinks, growth slows, yet 2°C warming still hits by 2052.
3.95
355
🧠 Systems Thinking📉 Limits To Growth🔮 Scenario Planning⚡ Energy Transition👶 Demographic Decline
2052 Summary
2052 88%
A Limits to Growth update: population shrinks, growth slows, yet 2°C warming still hits by 2052.
by Jørgen Randers 2012
3.95
355 ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking📉 Limits To Growth🔮 Scenario Planning⚡ Energy Transition👶 Demographic Decline
Our Angry Earth
by Isaac Asimov • 1991
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
3.71
126
🌍 Environmental Crises🌡️ Climate Science🏭 Pollution🌳 Habitat Loss☀️ Renewable Energy
Our Angry Earth Summary
Our Angry Earth 88%
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
by Isaac Asimov 1991
3.71
126 ratings
🌍 Environmental Crises🌡️ Climate Science🏭 Pollution🌳 Habitat Loss☀️ Renewable Energy
Bad Ideas?
by Robert Winston • 2009
Writing, farming, and nuclear power share an uncomfortable secret: each was supposed to save us.
3.56
142
⚙️ History Of Technology🔄 Unintended Consequences📈 Progress Studies⚠️ Risk Assessment🌍 Environmental Impacts
Bad Ideas? Summary
Bad Ideas? 88%
Writing, farming, and nuclear power share an uncomfortable secret: each was supposed to save us.
by Robert Winston 2009
3.56
142 ratings
⚙️ History Of Technology🔄 Unintended Consequences📈 Progress Studies⚠️ Risk Assessment🌍 Environmental Impacts
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development
by Edward Saja Sanneh • 2018
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
4.00
2
🧠 Systems Thinking🌍 Sustainable Development📋 Environmental Policy⚡ Renewable Energy💧 Water Security
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Summary
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development 88%
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
by Edward Saja Sanneh 2018
4.00
2 ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking🌍 Sustainable Development📋 Environmental Policy⚡ Renewable Energy💧 Water Security
The Story of Stuff
by Annie Leonard • 2010
A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.
4.08
4k+
📉 Consumerism Critique🔄 Product Life Cycles⚖️ Environmental Justice♻️ Circular Economy☣️ Toxic Chemicals
The Story of Stuff Summary
The Story of Stuff 88%
A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.
by Annie Leonard 2010
4.08
4k+ ratings
📉 Consumerism Critique🔄 Product Life Cycles⚖️ Environmental Justice♻️ Circular Economy☣️ Toxic Chemicals
Climate Change
by Joseph Romm • 2015
Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.
4.22
694
🧪 Climate Science📋 Climate Policy⚡ Energy Transition💰 Climate Economics🏭 Carbon Reduction
Climate Change Summary
Climate Change 88%
Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.
by Joseph Romm 2015
4.22
694 ratings
🧪 Climate Science📋 Climate Policy⚡ Energy Transition💰 Climate Economics🏭 Carbon Reduction
More from Less
by Andrew McAfee • 2019
Richer, yet using less of everything: how four forces decoupled growth from material consumption.
3.90
1k+
🧮 Environmental Economics🤖 Techno-Optimism🌿 Green Growth🏭 Industrial Ecology🌍 Global Poverty Reduction
More from Less Summary
More from Less 88%
Richer, yet using less of everything: how four forces decoupled growth from material consumption.
by Andrew McAfee 2019
3.90
1k+ ratings
🧮 Environmental Economics🤖 Techno-Optimism🌿 Green Growth🏭 Industrial Ecology🌍 Global Poverty Reduction
Climate Justice
by Mary Robinson • 2018
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
4.06
3k+
⚖️ Climate Justice✊ Human Rights🌱 Grassroots Activism🌿 Indigenous Knowledge👩‍💼 Women's Leadership
Climate Justice Summary
Climate Justice 88%
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
by Mary Robinson 2018
4.06
3k+ ratings
⚖️ Climate Justice✊ Human Rights🌱 Grassroots Activism🌿 Indigenous Knowledge👩‍💼 Women's Leadership
Planet on Fire
by Mathew Lawrence • 2021
Your carbon footprint is a distraction. The climate fight is about who owns the economy.
3.68
173
🏛️ Environmental Politics💰 Political Economy🌿 Green New Deal🔄 Just Transition⚖️ Climate Justice
Planet on Fire Summary
Planet on Fire 88%
Your carbon footprint is a distraction. The climate fight is about who owns the economy.
by Mathew Lawrence 2021
3.68
173 ratings
🏛️ Environmental Politics💰 Political Economy🌿 Green New Deal🔄 Just Transition⚖️ Climate Justice
The Future We Choose
by Christiana Figueres • 2020
Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.
4.05
7k+
🌍 Climate Crisis⚡ Climate Action😢 Climate Grief☀️ Renewable Energy⚖️ Environmental Justice
The Future We Choose Summary
The Future We Choose 88%
Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.
by Christiana Figueres 2020
4.05
7k+ ratings
🌍 Climate Crisis⚡ Climate Action😢 Climate Grief☀️ Renewable Energy⚖️ Environmental Justice
Confronting Collapse
by Michael C. Ruppert • 2009
Cheap oil made modern life possible. It is peaking, and nothing can fully replace it.
3.83
313
⛽ Peak Oil🪨 Resource Depletion💹 Energy Economics🌱 Ecological Economics⚡ Energy Transition
Confronting Collapse Summary
Confronting Collapse 88%
Cheap oil made modern life possible. It is peaking, and nothing can fully replace it.
by Michael C. Ruppert 2009
3.83
313 ratings
⛽ Peak Oil🪨 Resource Depletion💹 Energy Economics🌱 Ecological Economics⚡ Energy Transition
The Limits to Growth
by Donella H. Meadows • 1972
Exponential growth meets a finite planet: overshoot, collapse. The math hasn't changed since 1972.
4.17
931
🌿 Environmental Economics⛏️ Resource Depletion🔄 Systems Thinking🌍 Ecological Limits⚠️ Overshoot And Collapse
The Limits to Growth Summary
The Limits to Growth 88%
Exponential growth meets a finite planet: overshoot, collapse. The math hasn't changed since 1972.
by Donella H. Meadows 1972
4.17
931 ratings
🌿 Environmental Economics⛏️ Resource Depletion🔄 Systems Thinking🌍 Ecological Limits⚠️ Overshoot And Collapse
Ciencias de la Tierra
by Eduard J. Tarbuck • 2011
You cannot electrolyze tap water. The source matters more than the electrolyzer.
3.62
222
🚰 Water Management💧 Green Hydrogen🔬 Water Quality📋 Environmental Planning⚡ Energy Infrastructure
Ciencias de la Tierra Summary
Ciencias de la Tierra 88%
You cannot electrolyze tap water. The source matters more than the electrolyzer.
by Eduard J. Tarbuck 2011
3.62
222 ratings
🚰 Water Management💧 Green Hydrogen🔬 Water Quality📋 Environmental Planning⚡ Energy Infrastructure
This Changes Everything
by Naomi Klein • 2014
Capitalism demands endless growth. The climate demands we stop. Only one can win.
4.16
28k+
🏛️ Climate Politics🌹 Eco-Socialism⚖️ Climate Justice🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry🟢 Greenwashing
This Changes Everything Summary
This Changes Everything 88%
Capitalism demands endless growth. The climate demands we stop. Only one can win.
by Naomi Klein 2014
4.16
28k+ ratings
🏛️ Climate Politics🌹 Eco-Socialism⚖️ Climate Justice🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry🟢 Greenwashing
An Inconvenient Apocalypse
by Wes Jackson • 2022
Civilization's biological drive for energy makes collapse inevitable. No green tech can stop it.
3.56
198
📉 Limits To Growth🛠️ Techno-Skepticism💰 Ecological Economics🌿 Deep Ecology💥 Collapsology
An Inconvenient Apocalypse Summary
An Inconvenient Apocalypse 88%
Civilization's biological drive for energy makes collapse inevitable. No green tech can stop it.
by Wes Jackson 2022
3.56
198 ratings
📉 Limits To Growth🛠️ Techno-Skepticism💰 Ecological Economics🌿 Deep Ecology💥 Collapsology
Net Zero
by Dieter Helm • 2020
Why UN climate talks can't cut emissions, and how taxing carbon consumption can.
3.84
270
🏷️ Carbon Pricing📈 Market-Based Environmentalism📦 Consumption Emissions🌳 Natural Sequestration⚡ Electricity Market Reform
Net Zero Summary
Net Zero 88%
Why UN climate talks can't cut emissions, and how taxing carbon consumption can.
by Dieter Helm 2020
3.84
270 ratings
🏷️ Carbon Pricing📈 Market-Based Environmentalism📦 Consumption Emissions🌳 Natural Sequestration⚡ Electricity Market Reform
Speed & Scale
by John Doerr • 2021
The climate fight in 10 objectives: which sectors to fix first, and what it costs.
4.19
2k+
🌍 Climate Action🎯 Net Zero Transition🏭 Decarbonization🌳 Carbon Removal📜 Climate Policy
Speed & Scale Summary
Speed & Scale 88%
The climate fight in 10 objectives: which sectors to fix first, and what it costs.
by John Doerr 2021
4.19
2k+ ratings
🌍 Climate Action🎯 Net Zero Transition🏭 Decarbonization🌳 Carbon Removal📜 Climate Policy
The Legacy
by David Suzuki • 2010
GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.
4.21
492
🌍 Environmental Philosophy🌱 Traditional Ecological Knowledge📉 Post-Growth Economics🌳 Ecosystem Services💚 Biophilia
The Legacy Summary
The Legacy 88%
GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.
by David Suzuki 2010
4.21
492 ratings
🌍 Environmental Philosophy🌱 Traditional Ecological Knowledge📉 Post-Growth Economics🌳 Ecosystem Services💚 Biophilia
No Impact Man
by Colin Beavan • 2009
90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.
3.78
5k+
🏙️ Urban Sustainability🧪 Lifestyle Experiments🗑️ Waste Reduction🥕 Local Food🧘 Voluntary Simplicity
No Impact Man Summary
No Impact Man 88%
90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.
by Colin Beavan 2009
3.78
5k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Sustainability🧪 Lifestyle Experiments🗑️ Waste Reduction🥕 Local Food🧘 Voluntary Simplicity
How Everything Can Collapse
by Pablo Servigne • 2015
Collapse follows a recognizable script. Industrial civilization is already past the first scene.
4.16
1k+
📉 Collapsology🏚️ Civilizational Collapse🔗 Systems Thinking📊 Diminishing Returns🧠 Cognitive Biases
How Everything Can Collapse Summary
How Everything Can Collapse 88%
Collapse follows a recognizable script. Industrial civilization is already past the first scene.
by Pablo Servigne 2015
4.16
1k+ ratings
📉 Collapsology🏚️ Civilizational Collapse🔗 Systems Thinking📊 Diminishing Returns🧠 Cognitive Biases
Plan B 3.0
by Lester R. Brown • 2008
Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.
3.93
531
🌍 Planetary Boundaries⚡ Energy Transition📋 Climate Policy♻️ Circular Economy🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
Plan B 3.0 Summary
Plan B 3.0 88%
Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.
by Lester R. Brown 2008
3.93
531 ratings
🌍 Planetary Boundaries⚡ Energy Transition📋 Climate Policy♻️ Circular Economy🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
Getting to Green
by Frederic C. Rich • 2016
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
4.02
106
🌿 Environmental Policy🇺🇸 American Conservation🪓 Political Polarization🌡️ Climate Change Politics🛡️ Stewardship Ethics
Getting to Green Summary
Getting to Green 88%
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
by Frederic C. Rich 2016
4.02
106 ratings
🌿 Environmental Policy🇺🇸 American Conservation🪓 Political Polarization🌡️ Climate Change Politics🛡️ Stewardship Ethics
Numbers Don't Lie
by Vaclav Smil • 2020
Your smartphone costs the planet as much as a car. 71 data points that rewrite modern life.
3.82
11k+
🔋 Energy Transitions👴 Demographic Shifts🌽 Food Systems🌍 Global Development⚙️ History Of Technology
Numbers Don't Lie Summary
Numbers Don't Lie 88%
Your smartphone costs the planet as much as a car. 71 data points that rewrite modern life.
by Vaclav Smil 2020
3.82
11k+ ratings
🔋 Energy Transitions👴 Demographic Shifts🌽 Food Systems🌍 Global Development⚙️ History Of Technology
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
 —
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jul 31,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel