Speed Scale: A Global Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
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- Author：John Doerr
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Summary
#1 bestselling author and acclaimed venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping action plan to conquer humanity's greatest challenge: climate change。
In 2006， John Doerr was moved by Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: "Dad， your generation created this problem。 You better fix it。" Since then， Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem-as an investor， an advocate and a philanthropist。
Fifteen years later， despite breakthroughs in batteries， electric vehicles， plant-based proteins and solar and wind power， global warming continues to get worse。 Its impact is all around us: droughts， floods， wildfires， the melting of the polar ice caps。 Our world is squarely in a climate crisis and on the brink of a climate disaster。
Yet despite our state of emergency， climate change has yet to be tackled with the urgency and ambition it demands。 More than ever， we need a clear course of action。
Fueled by a powerful tool called Objectives and Key Results （OKRs）， SPEED & SCALE offers an unprecedented global plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions before it's too late。 Used by Google， Bono's ONE foundation and thousands of startups the world over， OKRs have scaled ideas into achievements that changed the world。 With clear-eyed realism and an engineer's precision， Doerr identifies the measurable OKRs we need to reduce emissions across the board and to arrive by 2050 at net zero-the point where we are no longer adding to the heat-trapping carbon in the atmosphere。
By turns pragmatic and inspiring， SPEED & SCALE intersperses Doerr's wide-ranging analysis with firsthand accounts from Jeff Bezos， Christiana Figueres， Al Gore， Mary Barra， Bill Gates， and other intrepid policy leaders， entrepreneurs， scientists and activists。 This book is a launchpad for leaders of all kind， for anyone anywhere who can move others to act with them。 With a definitive action plan， the latest science and a rising climate movement on our side， we can still reach net zero before it is too late。 But as Doerr reminds us， there is no more time to waste。
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'A critical blueprint for anyone looking to take concrete steps to reach net-zero emissions。' Al Gore， former U。S。 Vice President
'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
'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
In 2006， John Doerr was moved by Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: "Dad， your generation created this problem。 You better fix it。" Since then， Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem-as an investor， an advocate and a philanthropist。
Fifteen years later， despite breakthroughs in batteries， electric vehicles， plant-based proteins and solar and wind power， global warming continues to get worse。 Its impact is all around us: droughts， floods， wildfires， the melting of the polar ice caps。 Our world is squarely in a climate crisis and on the brink of a climate disaster。
Yet despite our state of emergency， climate change has yet to be tackled with the urgency and ambition it demands。 More than ever， we need a clear course of action。
Fueled by a powerful tool called Objectives and Key Results （OKRs）， SPEED & SCALE offers an unprecedented global plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions before it's too late。 Used by Google， Bono's ONE foundation and thousands of startups the world over， OKRs have scaled ideas into achievements that changed the world。 With clear-eyed realism and an engineer's precision， Doerr identifies the measurable OKRs we need to reduce emissions across the board and to arrive by 2050 at net zero-the point where we are no longer adding to the heat-trapping carbon in the atmosphere。
By turns pragmatic and inspiring， SPEED & SCALE intersperses Doerr's wide-ranging analysis with firsthand accounts from Jeff Bezos， Christiana Figueres， Al Gore， Mary Barra， Bill Gates， and other intrepid policy leaders， entrepreneurs， scientists and activists。 This book is a launchpad for leaders of all kind， for anyone anywhere who can move others to act with them。 With a definitive action plan， the latest science and a rising climate movement on our side， we can still reach net zero before it is too late。 But as Doerr reminds us， there is no more time to waste。
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'A critical blueprint for anyone looking to take concrete steps to reach net-zero emissions。' Al Gore， former U。S。 Vice President
'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
'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
Reviews
Titiaan
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Speed and Scale is an action plan to solve the climate crisis， written in the style of Objectives and Key Results （OKRs）。 The main objective to solve the climate crisis is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 59 Gigatons in 2020 to 0 Gigatons by 2050。 Doerr divides his action plan （i。e。 the book） into two parts。 The first part treats the six areas in which we must reduce emissions: transport， electricity， food， nature， industry， and carbon reduction。 This is what we must do。 Then， Doerr lists Speed and Scale is an action plan to solve the climate crisis， written in the style of Objectives and Key Results （OKRs）。 The main objective to solve the climate crisis is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 59 Gigatons in 2020 to 0 Gigatons by 2050。 Doerr divides his action plan （i。e。 the book） into two parts。 The first part treats the six areas in which we must reduce emissions: transport， electricity， food， nature， industry， and carbon reduction。 This is what we must do。 Then， Doerr lists four types of interventions to deliver on these emission reduction goals （Doerr calls these "accelerants"）: policy， movements， innovation， investment。 This is how we must do it。 There are many roadmaps to net zero。 I found this one worth reading for a few reasons: - The book is comprehensive， quantitative， and precise yet highly accessible to people who are intelligent but do not have domain knowledge。 For instance， each of the first six chapters lists the current yearly emissions of that domain and the target emissions by 2050。 Graphs are highly legible and full of insights。- The book includes profiles from some of the world's leading founders， investors， politicians， researchers， and organizers， with whom Doerr has built relationships through a very successful career。 These profiles are masterfully woven into the chapters。 As a result， the book is not just informative but also inspiring。 You realize that in solving this complex problem lies tremendous opportunity for wealth creation and human flourishing。- The book provides clear scaffolding for action。 While it is not meant to prescribe actions you can take as an individual consumer， it provides a great overview of the areas worth tackling。 In summary， I think this is a must-read for any intelligent leader trying to put their head around how to tackle climate change。 For those who have been studying this for a while， the book will provide a clear overview， fresh insights， and inspiration to carry on。 。。。more
Bing Gordon
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A tour de force that gives focus and hope for the 4 voters in our family。 The clarity of thinking is compelling。 The personalities， stories and testimonials are impossible to ignore。 Doerr demonstrates the power of OKR’s to put instincts and values into action。 As my daughter said after reading， “I hope your generation takes climate as seriously as this book does。”
Keven Wang
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