The Case For Climate Capitalism

[A] thoughtful treatise . . . Much of the book's strength is in its practicality . . . [A] strong, well-reasoned argument for the left and right to work together for the common good. -- Publishers Weekly It's easy to bash capitalism as the cause of the climate crisis, but doing so, Tom Rand shows, is a profound mistake. In this wonderfully clear and compelling book, he argues for a revitalized and reformed 'climate capitalism' that focuses the energies and ingenuity of entrepreneurs and markets on rescuing our planet. Rand doesn't pick a side in the increasingly bitter fight over our responses to the crisis; instead, he shows us how to solve it. -- Thomas Homer-Dixon, award-winning author of The Ingenuity Gap and The Upside of Down A necessarily provocative take-down of economic, political and climate change orthodoxies paired with a radically practical plan for finally getting serious about saving ourselves. It deftly and convincingly puts to rest the twin fallacies that nothing can be done and that we are doing enough. Canada's plan for a new economic future in a climate-changed world can be found right here. Read it. -- Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence Tom Rand is a dynamo -- both for climate action and for capitalism. His passion about the need to aggressively address climate change is contagious, but so too is his conviction that the only practical way forward requires a harnessing of the awesome power of capitalism. Skewering those who call for a complete economic revolution, Climate Capitalism instead lays out the many pieces of the capitalist framework that must be modified if we are to achieve our climate targets. Rand's focus on competition, prices, innovation and financial capital is both wise and inspiring and befits the views of one of Canada's most interesting clean-tech investors. -- Christopher Ragan, Director, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University This book forces the reader to abandon ideology, face climate disruption and wrestle with how to use existing systems to act fast and protect our kids. Challenging, compelling and smart, Tom Rand makes a clear case for a new radical but pragmatic approach to investment and policy in a world on fire. -- Tzeporah Berman, environmental activist and author of This Crazy Time: Living our Environmental Challenge