The Solar Economy : Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Global Future (Paperback)

From Fossil Fuels to Solar Power: Transforming the Global Economy * Part I: Captivity or Liberation: Fossil Fuel and Solar Supply Chains Compared * Ensnared by Fossil Supply Chains * Exploiting Solar Resources: The New Political and Economic Freedom * Part II: The Pathological Politics of Fossil Resources * The 21st Century Writing on the Wall: the Political Cost of Fuel and Resource Conflict * The Distorting Effects of Fossil Supply Chains * The Mythology of Fossil Energy * Part III: Throwing Off the Fossil Supply Chains * Energy Beyond the Grid * The Untapped Wealth of Solar Resources * The Profitability of Renewable Energy and Resources * Part IV: Towards a Solar Economy * Exploiting solar energy * Regionalization of the Global Economy Through Solar Resources * The Visible Hand of the Sun: Blueprint for a Solar World * References * Index