Reddit mentions of Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy

Yeah, I agree that relying on "personal responsibility" to stop climate change is a recipe for a whole lotta nothing. And I absolutely agree that building adaptation infrastructure could be a great opportunity.

But I'm reading this book called Creating Climate Wealth now, which makes a pretty compelling case that renewables, sustainable infrastructure improvements, etc. could create $10 trillion in wealth. And there's no question that solar is better than oil for long-term security! If we could just get the right business models, and the right political incentives, switching to renewables should be a breeze.

What aspect of solar are you interested in?

The majority of growth in solar has happened since 2000. There have been several policy and financial drivers for this trend.

If you want to understand the growth of solar in the US from a financial perspective here is a great book from the founder of SunEdision Jigar Shah. He was one of the first to implement a leasing structure for solar systems (meaning customers only payed for energy produced by the panels on a monthly basis which is a model that currently dominates most solar system contracts on a residential and commercial scale)
http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Climate-Wealth-Unlocking-Economy/dp/0989353109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408280155&sr=8-1&keywords=jigar+shah

If you want a more general book about how companies are changing their view on environmental impact so their supply chain and are becoming proactive in changing their ways to help reduce risks and increase image and profits then i recommend the following book.

http://www.amazon.com/Green-Gold-Companies-Environmental-Competitive/dp/0470393742/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408280147&sr=8-1&keywords=green+to+gold