Speed & Scale
A Global Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:28th Oct '21
Should be back in stock very soon
John Doerr's Speed & Scale presents a vital action plan for addressing climate change through measurable goals and collaborative efforts.
In Speed & Scale, bestselling author and venture capitalist John Doerr presents a comprehensive action plan to address one of humanity's most pressing challenges: climate change. Inspired by Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his daughter, Doerr has dedicated the last fifteen years to finding viable solutions to this existential crisis. Despite advancements in technology, such as electric vehicles and renewable energy sources, the climate crisis continues to escalate, manifesting in severe weather events and environmental degradation.
Doerr emphasizes the urgent need for a clear and actionable strategy to combat climate change. He introduces a powerful framework known as Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), which has been successfully implemented by organizations like Google and Bono's ONE foundation. Through this lens, Speed & Scale outlines measurable goals that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net-zero status by 2050. The book combines pragmatic analysis with inspiring anecdotes from influential figures in the climate movement, including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, to motivate readers to take action.
Ultimately, Speed & Scale serves as a vital resource for leaders across all sectors, empowering them to mobilize their communities and drive meaningful change. With the latest scientific insights and a collective climate movement gaining momentum, Doerr asserts that it is still possible to reach net zero, but immediate action is paramount. The time for complacency has passed; now is the moment to act decisively for our planet's future.
This book is a critical blueprint for anyone looking to take concrete steps to reach net-zero emissions. Unlike many who simply issue ambiguous long-dated pledges to help solve the climate crisis, John Doerr understands the urgent need to ACT quickly and decisively. With Speed & Scale, he combines his extensive experience as a legendary technology expert and investor with his tried-and-true management methods to put forward a clear, detailed, and comprehensive plan for climate action exactly when we need it most. * Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President *
John Doerr is the world's leading mind on turning truly audacious goals into objectives and key results. In this culminating contribution, he performs an inspired act of world leadership: plying his craft to create a comprehensive plan to tackle one of the most vexing challenges in human history. * Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last *
With personal insight and visionary foresight, Doerr provides us with a practical guide for both public and private sector participation in decarbonizing the global economy, a task as challenging as it is urgent. * Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the UN Climate Change Convention *
Speed & Scale is critical reading for anyone who wants to take action on the most important issue of our time: climate change. It's a challenge that feels impossible to solve, but Doerr outlines a clear path forward and how we can get involved to make an impact. * Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube *
A practical path inthe fight against climate change...Doerr approaches the problem as a hard-nosed businessman who sees an opportunity, creates a plan, and organizes resources before moving ahead. Using this approach and prose that is superior to many similar books, the author crafts a specific, comprehensible description of the elements that contribute to climate change and what needs to be done...Throughout, readers are guided by ingenious illustrations and often startling facts. * Kirkus *
John Doerr is a man with a plan for our planet - and boy do we need one. Keep away if you don't think commerce can play a creative role... or don't want deep dive analytics from someone who is always measuring what matters. He matters. * Bono *
A brilliant, unputdownable treatise to focus attention on the most important problem of our times. * Business Standard *
Immaculately researched [and] eminently readable. -- Jon Swarz * MarketWatch *
A clear, accessible and actionable plan...the single best guide to thinking about climate policy. -- Fareed Zakaria * The Washington Post *
ISBN: 9780241537770
Dimensions: 232mm x 152mm x 34mm
Weight: 540g
448 pages