🌱 Green Industrial Policy

How governments can steer economies toward sustainability through strategic investment, regulation, and incentives that make clean industry competitive and scalable.

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

The Green New Deal 90%

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

Mission Economy

by Mariana Mazzucato • 2020

State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.

3.85

3k+

💡 Innovation Economics 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 🏭 Industrial Policy

Mission Economy 90%

State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.

by Mariana Mazzucato 2020

3.85

3k+ ratings

💡 Innovation Economics 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 🏭 Industrial Policy

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

The Green Collar Economy 90%

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

The Entrepreneurial State

by Mariana Mazzucato • 2011

The state funded the tech inside every iPhone. The private sector took the credit.

3.94

3k+

🏛️ Innovation Policy 🧬 Technology History 💰 Public Funding

The Entrepreneurial State 90%

The state funded the tech inside every iPhone. The private sector took the credit.

by Mariana Mazzucato 2011

3.94

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Innovation Policy 🧬 Technology History 💰 Public Funding

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

A Planet to Win 90%

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

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

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

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

Planet on Fire 90%

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

Entrepreneurial Nation

by Ro Khanna • 2012

Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.

3.73

🏭 American Manufacturing 🏛️ Industrial Policy ⚙️ Innovation Policy

Entrepreneurial Nation 89%

Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.

by Ro Khanna 2012

3.73

30 ratings

🏭 American Manufacturing 🏛️ Industrial Policy ⚙️ Innovation Policy

Green to Gold

by Daniel C. Esty • 2006

DuPont saved $2B cutting emissions. The playbook for turning green pressure into profit.

3.84

1k+

🏢 Corporate Sustainability ⚡ Eco-Efficiency 📣 Green Marketing

Green to Gold 89%

DuPont saved $2B cutting emissions. The playbook for turning green pressure into profit.

by Daniel C. Esty 2006

3.84

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Sustainability ⚡ Eco-Efficiency 📣 Green Marketing

Rethinking Capitalism

by Michael Jacobs • 2016

The state built the internet, not the invisible hand. A blueprint for a greener, fairer capitalism.

4.01

121

🏛️ Political Economy 🌍 Sustainable Capitalism 🧬 Evolutionary Economics

Rethinking Capitalism 89%

The state built the internet, not the invisible hand. A blueprint for a greener, fairer capitalism.

by Michael Jacobs 2016

4.01

121 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🌍 Sustainable Capitalism 🧬 Evolutionary Economics

More from Less 89%

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

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

The Rare Metals War 89%

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

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

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

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

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

What's Left

by Malcolm Harris • 2025

The economy is self-destructing. Three escape routes exist, but only together might they work.

3.87

195

🏛 Political Economy 🌍 Climate Politics ✊ Ecosocialism

What's Left 89%

The economy is self-destructing. Three escape routes exist, but only together might they work.

by Malcolm Harris 2025

3.87

195 ratings

🏛 Political Economy 🌍 Climate Politics ✊ Ecosocialism

Schockwellen

by Claudia Kemfert • 2023

Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.

4.07

⚡ Energy Transition 🌍 Energy Geopolitics 🔒 Energy Security

Schockwellen 89%

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

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

The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels 89%

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

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

False Alarm 89%

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

Small is Beautiful

by Ernst F. Schumacher • 1973

The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.

4.09

7k+

🌱 Ecological Economics 🔧 Human-Scale Technology 🛠️ Work And Meaning

Small is Beautiful 89%

The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.

by Ernst F. Schumacher 1973

4.09

7k+ ratings

🌱 Ecological Economics 🔧 Human-Scale Technology 🛠️ Work And Meaning

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 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

The Upcycle

by William McDonough • 2013

Less harm is still harm. The blueprint for designing products, buildings, and systems that heal.

4.00

1k+

🔄 Circular Economy 🦋 Biomimicry 🌱 Regenerative Design

The Upcycle 88%

Less harm is still harm. The blueprint for designing products, buildings, and systems that heal.

by William McDonough 2013

4.00

1k+ ratings

🔄 Circular Economy 🦋 Biomimicry 🌱 Regenerative Design

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

Taming the Sun 88%

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

The Waste-Free World

by Ron Gonen • 2021

Your taxes subsidize garbage. The circular economy claims the $4.5 trillion we're throwing away.

4.11

174

🔄 Circular Economy ♻️ Sustainable Business 🎭 Greenwashing

The Waste-Free World 88%

Your taxes subsidize garbage. The circular economy claims the $4.5 trillion we're throwing away.

by Ron Gonen 2021

4.11

174 ratings

🔄 Circular Economy ♻️ Sustainable Business 🎭 Greenwashing

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

The Great Transition 88%

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

Drawdown

by Paul Hawken • 2017

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

4.40

4k+

🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture

Drawdown 88%

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

by Paul Hawken 2017

4.40

4k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture

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

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

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

Here Comes the Sun 88%

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

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

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

Cradle to Cradle

by Michael Braungart • 2002

Waste is a design flaw. The blueprint for a world where everything feeds the next cycle.

4.09

13k+

♻️ Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🏭 Industrial Ecology

Cradle to Cradle 88%

Waste is a design flaw. The blueprint for a world where everything feeds the next cycle.

by Michael Braungart 2002

4.09

13k+ ratings

♻️ Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🏭 Industrial Ecology

The Age of Sustainable Development

by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2015

Growth, inclusion, and sustainability are the same project. Sacrifice one, and the others collapse.

4.21

856

🌱 Sustainable Development 📊 Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty

The Age of Sustainable Development Summary

The Age of Sustainable Development 88%

Growth, inclusion, and sustainability are the same project. Sacrifice one, and the others collapse.

by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2015

4.21

856 ratings

🌱 Sustainable Development 📊 Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty

The Economics of Enough

by Diane Coyle • 2011

Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.

3.43

116

🏛️ Political Economy 🌿 Environmental Economics 📈 Sustainable Growth

The Economics of Enough 88%

Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.

by Diane Coyle 2011

3.43

116 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🌿 Environmental Economics 📈 Sustainable Growth

Jump-Starting America

by Jonathan Gruber • 2019

Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.

4.07

334

🔬 Science Policy 💡 Innovation Economics 🏙️ Technology Hubs

Jump-Starting America 88%

Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.

by Jonathan Gruber 2019

4.07

334 ratings

🔬 Science Policy 💡 Innovation Economics 🏙️ Technology Hubs

COVID-19

by Klaus Schwab • 2020

The pandemic didn't just upend the world; it created a fleeting chance to rebuild it from scratch.

2.69

2k+

🦠 Pandemic Response 💹 Post-Crisis Economics 🌱 Green Recovery

COVID-19 88%

The pandemic didn't just upend the world; it created a fleeting chance to rebuild it from scratch.

by Klaus Schwab 2020

2.69

2k+ ratings

🦠 Pandemic Response 💹 Post-Crisis Economics 🌱 Green Recovery

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

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

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

Our Choice 88%

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 Finance

by Sonia Labatt • 2007

Hedging the weather and pricing carbon: the financial instruments built for a warming planet.

2.93

🧪 Carbon Markets 🌍 Climate Finance 🏭 Emissions Trading

Carbon Finance 88%

Hedging the weather and pricing carbon: the financial instruments built for a warming planet.

by Sonia Labatt 2007

2.93

15 ratings

🧪 Carbon Markets 🌍 Climate Finance 🏭 Emissions Trading

Don't Wait for the Next War

by Wesley K. Clark • 2014

A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.

3.67

🧭 Grand Strategy 🛢️ Energy Geopolitics 💼 Economic Statecraft

Don't Wait for the Next War 88%

A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.

by Wesley K. Clark 2014

3.67

93 ratings

🧭 Grand Strategy 🛢️ Energy Geopolitics 💼 Economic Statecraft

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

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

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

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

Going Nuclear

by Tim Gregory • 2025

Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, densest energy on Earth. Only irrational fear stands in its way.

4.47

309

🏭 Nuclear Energy 🏛️ Energy Policy 🌍 Climate Solutions

Going Nuclear 88%

Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, densest energy on Earth. Only irrational fear stands in its way.

by Tim Gregory 2025

4.47

309 ratings

🏭 Nuclear Energy 🏛️ Energy Policy 🌍 Climate Solutions

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

Renewable Energy 88%

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

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

How the World Really Works 88%

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

Material World

by Ed Conway • 2023

Six buried materials hold up modern life. The clean energy shift means digging more, not less.

4.5

9k+

📜 Material Histories 🚢 Supply Chains 🏗️ Hidden Infrastructure

Material World 88%

Six buried materials hold up modern life. The clean energy shift means digging more, not less.

by Ed Conway 2023

4.5

9k+ ratings

📜 Material Histories 🚢 Supply Chains 🏗️ Hidden Infrastructure

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

The Grid 88%

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

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

🧠 Systems Thinking 🌍 Sustainable Development 📋 Environmental Policy

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

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

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

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

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

Environmental Economics

by Stephen Smith • 2011

Why unregulated markets destroy the environment, and how the same market logic can save it.

3.61

239

🏛️ Environmental Economics 📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis 💨 Emissions Trading

Environmental Economics 88%

Why unregulated markets destroy the environment, and how the same market logic can save it.

by Stephen Smith 2011

3.61

239 ratings

🏛️ Environmental Economics 📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis 💨 Emissions Trading

Doughnut Economics

by Kate Raworth • 2017

GDP growth cooks the planet. A two-boundary goal replaces it; the space inside remakes economics.

4.16

16k+

🌍 Ecological Economics 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌎 Planetary Boundaries

Doughnut Economics 88%

GDP growth cooks the planet. A two-boundary goal replaces it; the space inside remakes economics.

by Kate Raworth 2017

4.16

16k+ ratings

🌍 Ecological Economics 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌎 Planetary Boundaries

Bad Samaritans

by Ha-Joon Chang • 2007

Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.

4.20

6k+

🏗️ Development Economics 📜 Economic History 🏭 Industrial Policy

Bad Samaritans 88%

Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.

by Ha-Joon Chang 2007

4.20

6k+ ratings

🏗️ Development Economics 📜 Economic History 🏭 Industrial Policy

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