Contents

Preface

1. Changing Direction

2. The Rise and Fall of Oil

3. Closing Coal Plants

4. Nuclear Power in Decline

5. The Solar Revolution

6. The Age of Wind

7. Tapping the Earth’s Heat

8. Hydropower: Past and Future

9. The Accelerating Transition

Additional Resources

Notes

Index

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Measurements in this book are typically U.S. Standard units, except for tons, which are metric. Expanded data sets and additional resources are available at www.earth-policy.org.