Includes bibliographical references (pages [125]-138) and index.

Racing for survival: transitioning to a renewable energy path -- The sun: the enduring light -- Power to the people: renewable energy technologies, now! -- A picture is worth a thousand words -- From the collapsing economy to a sustainable economy: the real economic advantages of renewable energy technologies -- The renewable revolution: turning vision into action -- An act of dialogue. Provides an interdisciplinary approach-interweaving technology, economics, environmental science, philosophy, history, spirituality and politics asserting that to understand the crisis and find sustainable solutions requires a holistic perspective. Kamal discusses the vast renewable resource we have at our disposal in the form of solar, wind, water, heat and biogas, and the technologies used to harness this power. He also elaborates on the emerging prospects of solar hydrogen fuel cells, biofuels and geothermal energy, and explains the true economic advantages of a shift to a renewables-based economy and how we can get there. --Adapted from publisher description.