A Bright Future

A Bright Future addresses the fears that people have around nuclear as an energy source and illuminates a path to making it a more significant part of our energy portfolio. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to preserve the planet for our children and grandchildren. --Christine Todd Whitman, former head of the EPA A Bright Future lays out the only viable path that has been proposed for rapid global decarbonization. --James Hansen, climate scientist, Columbia University A Bright Future starts with a bang. 'Few books can credibly claim to offer a way to save the world, but this one does, ' the psychologist Steven Pinker writes in his foreword. That is a bold assertion, but by the time I had finished the book, I was half-convinced he was right. --Ed Crooks, Financial Times A Bright Future comes along at a critical time for our planet. Its key message: the climate is changing, the consequences are serious, and we can and must take action. --George P. Shultz A rational if somewhat unlikely strategy to reverse global warming using current technology and without self-denial... The authors argue for nuclear power, and the facts are certainly on their side....A reasonable argument directed at a lay audience. --Kirkus Reviews Goldstein and Qvist offer food for thought, making this a viable resource in the arsenal of arguments for and against the best methods of staving off a global energy crisis. --Booklist The most important book about climate change since An Inconvenient Truth.--from the foreword by Steven Pinker