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“Few books can credibly claim to offer a way to save the world, but this one does.” That’s the eye-catching first sentence in forward to the new book A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and The Rest Can Follow. The authors, Joshua Goldstein, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at American University, and Staffan Qvist, Energy Engineer, join host Dan Loney to discuss how they believe a combination of nuclear and renewable energy is the path to slow down climate change on Knowledge at Wharton. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CWQ65FG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

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