The Edge: How competition for resources is pushing the world, and its climate, to the brink – and what we can do about it. - Couverture rigide

Maxwell, Jonathan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1399810847 ISBN 13 : 9781399810845

Editeur : John Murray Business, 2023

Synopsis

We Are At the Edge, Not the End, of History

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? Why have energy costs and inflation been so high? Why is there is there a cost-of-living crisis? Why does the climate crisis keep getting worse? What causes conflict, socio-economic crises, and climate change and what can you do about it, for your family, your business, and your country?

Global events, however long their origins, too often seem out of our control and suddenly to transform the world around us. If we want stability, we need to understand the causes, the scale of the challenges, and how we can deliver big enough solutions in time.

So many crises are caused by the same problem: competition for coveted resources. The amount of these same resources that we waste is shocking and the impact devastating. Which is why every society, organisation, business, household, and individual must put efficiency first - not just to save money and carbon and improve resilience, but to mitigate and avoid both conflict and climate change.

'The Edge' is a very contemporary look at how the world has been transformed by recent events, focusing on climate change, the war in Ukraine, the next resource flashpoints, and the challenges the world faces around energy, security, the environment and the economy.

Written from an investor's perspective from inside the energy industry, it will help businesses and economies apparently at the mercy of the markets to transition towards sustainability, productivity and prosperity, and help everyone understand the world in 2023. In the face of crisis and opportunity, we are at a turning point in history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Maxwell is the Founder and CEO of Sustainable Development Capital, LLP ('SDCL'), an award-winning independent investment firm with over US$2 billion of investment capital focussed on efficient and decentralised generation of energy ('EDGE'). SDCL is investment manager of the SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc, the first investment company of its kind to focus on energy efficiency projects and a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. Jonathan has over 27 years' experience in business and finance with 15 years at the helm of one of the UK's only independent sustainability and climate-focussed investment firms, and is a frequent commentator in the media on energy markets, the environment and climate change.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Murray Business
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1399810847
• ISBN 13: 9781399810845
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible