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Preface (pdf)

1. Entering a New World (pdf)
    A Massive Market Failure
    Environment and Civilization
    China: Why the Existing Economic Model Will Fail
    Mounting Stresses, Failing States
    A Civilizational Tipping Point
    Plan B—A Plan of Hope   
Chapter 1 Data (xls)

PART I. A CIVILIZATION IN TROUBLE

2. Deteriorating Oil and Food Security (pdf)
    The Coming Decline of Oil
    The Oil Intensity of Food
    The Changing Food Prospect
    Cars and People Compete for Food
    The World Beyond Peak Oil      
    Food Insecurity and Failing States
Chapter 2 Data (xls)
        
3. Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas (pdf)
    Rising Temperature and its Effects
    The Crop Yield Effect
    Reservoirs in the Sky
    Melting Ice and Rising Seas
    More Destructive Storms
    Cutting Carbon 80 Percent by 2020
Chapter 3 Data (xls)

4. Emerging Water Shortages (pdf)
    Water Tables Falling
    Rivers Running Dry
    Disappearing Lakes
    Farmers Losing to Cities
    Scarcity Crossing National Borders
    Water Scarcity Yields Political Stresses
Chapter 4 Data (xls)

5. Natural Systems Under Stress (pdf)
    Shrinking Forests: The Many Costs
    Losing Soil
    From Grassland to Desert
    Advancing Deserts
    Collapsing Fisheries
    Disappearing Plants and Animals
Chapter 5 Data (xls)

6. Early Signs of Decline (pdf)
    Our Socially Divided World
    Health Challenge Growing
    Throwaway Economy in Trouble
    Population and Resource Conflicts
    Environmental Refugees on the Rise
    Mounting Stresses, Failing States
Chapter 6 Data (xls)

PART II. THE RESPONSE – PLAN B

7. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population (pdf)
    Universal Basic Education
    Stabilizing Population
    Better Health for All
    Curbing the HIV Epidemic
    Reducing Farm Subsidies and Debt
    A Poverty Eradication Budget
Chapter 7 Data (xls)

8. Restoring the Earth (pdf)
     Protecting and Restoring Forests
     Conserving and Rebuilding Soils
     Regenerating Fisheries
     Protecting Plant and Animal Diversity
     Planting Trees to Sequester Carbon
     The Earth Restoration Budget
Chapter 8 Data (xls)

9. Feeding Eight Billion Well (pdf)
    Rethinking Land Productivity
    Raising Water Productivity
    Producing Protein More Efficiently
    Moving Down the Food Chain
    Action on Many Fronts
Chapter 9 Data (xls)

10. Designing Cities for People (pdf)
    The Ecology of Cities
    Redesigning Urban Transport
    Reducing Urban Water Use
    Farming in the City
    Upgrading Squatter Settlements
    Cities for People
Chapter 10 Data (xls)

11. Raising Energy Efficiency (pdf)
    Banning the Bulb
    Energy-Efficient Appliances
    More-Efficient Buildings
    Restructuring the Transport System
    A New Materials Economy
    The Energy Savings Potential
Chapter 11 Data (xls)

12. Turning to Renewable Energy (pdf)
    Harnessing the Wind
    Wind-Powered Plug-In Hybrid Cars
    Solar Cells and Collectors
    Energy from the Earth
    Plant-Based Sources of Energy
    River, Tidal, and Wave Power
    The World Energy Economy of 2020
Chapter 12 Data (xls)

PART III: AN EXCITING NEW OPTION

13. The Great Mobilization (pdf)
    Shifting Taxes and Subsidies
    Summing Up Climate Stabilization Measures
    Failing States: A U.S. Response
    A Wartime Mobilization
    Mobilizing to Save Civilization
    What You and I Can Do
Chapter 13 Data (xls)

Notes (pdf)
Index (pdf)
Acknowledgements & About the Author (pdf)
Plan B 3.0 Data