Interview: A Clean Energy Guru Presents His Master Plan

YaleEnvironment360– For four decades, Amory Lovins has been a leading proponent of a renewable power revolution that would wean the U.S. off fossil fuels and usher in an era of

energy independence. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he discusses his latest book, Reinventing Fire, which lays out the following vision for a green energy future for the U.S. by 2050: cars completely powered by hydrogen fuel cells, electricity, and biofuels; 84 percent of trucks and airplanes running on biomass fuels; 80 percent of the nation’s electricity produced by renewable power; $5 trillion in savings; and an economy that has grown by 158 percent. Lovins tells e360 that business and society can pull off this transformation even if Congress keeps failing to act, why climate change need not even enter the discussion, and why the oil industry will ultimately forego fossil fuels and jump onto the green bandwagon. “One system is dying and others are struggling to be born,” says Lovins. “It’s a very exciting time.”
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