This document summarizes key points from Lester Brown's book "Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization". The book outlines four overriding goals: stabilizing the climate, stabilizing population, eradicating poverty, and restoring ecosystems. It argues that we must cut carbon emissions 80% by 2020 through raising efficiency, renewable energy, and reforestation. However, it notes that we are in a race between tipping points in the environment and building sufficient political will for action. The challenges are great but the technologies exist to transition our energy system if political leadership can be mobilized.

1. Note: This video series can easily be downloaded and turned into mp3’s for studying on your IPod.Watch the description this vid for link to powerpoint

2. “Lester Brown tells us how to build a more just world and savethe planet . . . in a practical, straightforward way. We should allheed his advice.” —President Bill Clinton

3. Contents1. Entering a New WorldI. A CIVILIZATION IN TROUBLE2. Deteriorating Oil and Food Security3. Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas4. Emerging Water Shortages5. Natural Systems Under Stress6. Early Signs of DeclineII. THE RESPONSE—PLAN B8. Restoring the Earth7. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population9. Feeding Eight Billion Well10. Designing Cities for People11. Raising Energy Efficiency12. Turning to Renewable EnergyIII. AN EXCITING NEW OPTION13. The Great Mobilization

4. PrefaceMobilizing to save civilizationFailing states early sign of failing civilizationPeak OilGrain now pegged to the price of oilGrain production now falling below world usePeak Everything2030 China will be consuming twice todays worldThrow away society won’t work anymore

5. The challenge of our generation is a renewable economyPowered largely by renewable sources of energyHas a highly diversified transport systemreuses and recycles everything. And to do it with unprecedented speed.

6. Four Overriding Goals in Plan B 3.0Stabilizing climate Stabilizing populationEradicating povertyRestoring the earth's ecosystems

7. Heart of the climate-stabilizing initiativeCut carbon dioxide emissions 80 percent by 2020Raising energy efficiencydeveloping renewable sources of energyexpanding the earth's forest cover both bybanning deforestation planting billions of trees to sequester carbon

8. Can we phase out coal-fired power plants before the melting of the Greenland ice sheet becomes irreversible? Can we gather the political will to halt deforestation in the Amazon before its growing vulnerability to fire takes it to the point of no return? Can we help countries stabilize population before they become failing states?We are in a race between tipping points in nature and our political systems

9. We have the technologies to restructure the world energy economy and stabilize climate. The challenge now is to build the political will to do so.To not use extreme measures in the face of extreme danger is insane, sub-human. Start Loving.

10. The challenge of our generation is a renewable economyWe all depend on the same grain, same resourcesReuse and Recycle EverythingPlan A is destroying the economic supports

11. Plan B 3.0Stabilizing ClimateStabilizing PopulationEradicating PovertyRestoring Eco Systems

12. Cut carbon dioxide by 80% by 2020

13. Climate InitiativeRaise efficiencyRenewable energyRestore forests

14. Race between tipping pointsPhasing out coal plants or do glaciers melt firstCan we raise the political will in timeCan we stabilize population before too late

15. Slight hope – Citizens are stopping US coal plantsNeeds to expandNeeds to phase out existing plants

16. Wind powerScale is expandingTexas is leading the wind farm expansions23 coal plants equivalentPlug in hybrids now coming to marketsWe have the technologyWe need to raise the will

17. If you don’t study, learn, and spread Plan B 3.0… Why?

18. www.earthpolicy.org