third industrial revolution

Interview: Jeremy Rifkin’s new world vision

By Making It on 2 April, 2012

Jeremy Rifkin talks about the Third Industrial Revolution, a long-term plan to address the global economic crisis, energy security and climate change.

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The third industrial revolution

By Making It on 14 February, 2012

Jeremy Rifkin explains how the five pillars of a third energy-communications revolution will create the foundations for the next great wave of economic growth

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The new economy: inclusive and sustainable

By Making It on 14 February, 2012

Morgan Bazilian and Kandeh K. Yumkella see unique opportunities arising from the creation of a radically different energy system

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Christiana Figueres, climate change, communication/energy nexus, different energy system, economic competitiveness, Green Industry initiative, Industrial Development Organization, issue 9, Jeremy Rifkin, Kandeh Yumkella, ldc, least developed countries, Making It magazine, mobile phone and ict sector, Morgan Bazilian, national policies, new economic narrative, new energy systems, our low-carbon future, poverty, renewable energy technologies, smart and just grids, Sustainable Energy for All, sustainable industrial development, third industrial revolution, UN, UNFCCC, UNIDO, United Nations, universal access to modern energy services

No place to plug in

By Making It on 13 February, 2012

Solar visionary Jigar Shah sees small solutions to big problems for accessing energy and expanding mobile communications in developing countries

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged access to energy, Barclays Bank, Beltsville, business solution, Carbon War Room, climate change, destruction, earth, electricity, energy efficiency, entrepreneurship, explosive growth trajectory of mobile communications, financial returns, global crisis, global warming, Green Power for Mobile: Charging Choices, GSMA Development Fund, Industrial Development Organization, Industry for development, issue 9, Jigar Shah, Lockheed Martin, Making It magazine, Maryland, mobile phone industry, multi-billion dollar opportunity, our low-carbon future, poverty reduction, power, Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), renewable energy improvements, small solutions to big problems, statistics, SunEdison, sustainable economic growth, third industrial revolution, UNIDO, United Nations, USA, wealth creation, world

Issue 9: Our low-carbon future

By Making It on 4 January, 2012

Imagine a future where the power of green technology drives a new economic revolution, and where everyone, all over the world, has access to clean, safe, and affordable energy services. Does this sound far-fetched? Not according to our contributors. Jeremy Rifkin, whose latest book, The Third Industrial Revolution, is making a big impact, sees developments [...]

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third industrial revolution

Interview: Jeremy Rifkin’s new world vision

The third industrial revolution

The new economy: inclusive and sustainable

No place to plug in

Issue 9: Our low-carbon future

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