Lester Brown's inspiring new book, " Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble" will be available in January.
http://earthpolicy.org/Books/PB2/index.htm –   first chapter available

Plan B 2.0:
Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble

Preface

1.  Entering a New World
The Nature of the New World
 Learning from China
 Learning from the Past
 The Emerging Politics of Scarcity
 Getting the Price Right
Plan B—A Plan of Hope

PART I. A CIVILIZATION IN TROUBLE

2. Beyond the Oil Peak
The Coming Decline of Oil
 The Oil Intensity of Food
 The Falling Wheat-Oil Exchange Rate
 Food and Fuel Compete for Land
 Cities and Suburbs after Peak Oil
 The World After Oil Peaks
Data

3. Emerging Water Shortages
Falling Water Tables
 Rivers Running Dry
 Disappearing Lakes
 Farmers Losing to Cities
 Scarcity Crossing National Borders
 A Food Bubble Economy

4. Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas
 Rising Temperature and its Effects
 The Crop Yield Effect
 Reservoirs in the Sky
 Melting Ice and Rising Seas
 More Destructive Storms
 Subsidizing Climate Change

5. Natural Systems Under Stress
Shrinking Forests: The Costs
 Losing Soil
 Deteriorating Rangelands
 Advancing Deserts
 Collapsing Fisheries
 Disappearing Plants and Animals

6. Early Signs of Decline
Our Socially Divided World
 Health Challenge Growing
 Throwaway Economy in Trouble
 Population and Resource Conflicts Environmental Refugees on the Rise
 Failed States and Terrorism

PART II. THE RESPONSE – PLAN B

7. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population
Universal Basic Education
 Stabilizing Population
 Better Health for All
 Curbing the HIV Epidemic
 Reducing Farm Subsidies and Debt
 A Poverty-Eradication Budget

8. Restoring the Earth
Protecting and Restoring Forests
 Conserving and Rebuilding Soils
 Meeting Nature’s Water Needs
 Regenerating Fisheries
 Protecting Plant and Animal Diversity
 The Earth Restoration Budget

9. Feeding Seven Billion Well
Rethinking Land Productivity
 Raising Water Productivity
 Producing Protein More Efficiently
 New Protein Production Systems
 Moving Down the Food Chain
 Action on Many Fronts

10. Stabilizing Climate
Raising Energy Productivity
 Harnessing the Wind
 Hybrid Cars and Wind Power
 Converting Sunlight to Electricity
 Energy From the Earth
 Cutting Carbon Emissions Fast

11. Designing Sustainable Cities
The Ecology of Cities
 Redesigning Urban Transport
 Farming in the City
 Reducing Urban Water Use
 The Challenge of Urban Slums
 Cities for People

PART III: AN EXCITING NEW OPTION

 12. Building a New Economy
 Shifting Taxes
 Shifting Subsidies
 Ecolabeling: Voting With Our Wallets
 A New Materials Economy
 New Industries, New Jobs
 The Environmental Revolution

13. Plan B: Building a New Future
 Listening for Wake-up Calls
 A Wartime Mobilization
 Mobilizing to Save Civilization
 A Call to Greatness
 You and Me

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