Cheaper, Faster, Better

How We’ll Win the Climate War

By: Tom Steyer

Narrated by: Tom Steyer

Renowned investor and climate champion Tom Steyer gives us a unique and unvarnished perspective on how we can all fight climate change—joyfully, knowledgeably, and even profitably—at a time of unparalleled consequence and opportunity.

Every day the news is filled with stories of extreme weather that threatens our cities, our health, our futures: tornadoes wiping out whole communities; droughts that ignite catastrophic wildfires; storms destroying roads and infrastructure; rising water levels that jeopardize entire nations; new climate-related diseases that threaten our health. Just as World War II raised an existential threat that united Americans in a common cause, the dangers of climate change are now challenging all our previously held notions of the future. Our only hope, as Tom Steyer sees it, is to unite together to take action in a collective movement akin to a war effort.

Steyer has been on the forefront of the climate war for well over a decade, leveraging his investment expertise, business knowledge, and community-organizing skills to support sustainable climate solutions. In this accessible book, he explains how capitalism is an effective tool for scaling climate progress, offers his candid take on fossil fuel enablers, and explains why immediate action on the climate front will be an investment in our economy and our key to a healthy and viable future. Steyer tells his own story of coming to understand the urgency of climate action, and, in short, interstitial chapters, he showcases the inspiring work of people on the front lines, whose innovative approaches provide hope for meaningful change.

The urgency to act is imperative—time is running out—and yet Steyer feels confident that we will win this war, precisely because there has never before been a moment more necessary or more rewarding to come together to secure a healthy future for ourselves and the planet.

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Fired up! What an incredible book.

Tom ignites a sense of urgency and possibility. He demands that we face this war head-on, not only by taking individual action but by becoming climate leaders in our own right.

Must listen

This made me excited about solving problems about climate change. I will sent it to my kids who are in their 20’s and 30’s. I am very glad I listened.

Hope at last!

It's so refreshing to come across a work such as this that doesn't shy away from the serious challenge that climate change presents, yet frames a solution in response that makes sense from a business investment perspective rather than a purely ethical one.

With the exception of the IRA, climate change has not been a bipartisan issue up to this point. What this book effortlessly presents is the use of capitalism as the means to get where we need to be by providing a better, cheaper products and consumer experiences that generates generous investment returns.

The exciting piece is that due to improvements in technology, we're now past the early adoption phase of the secular shit to a decarbonized economy. This book outlines how we can each play our part as voters, consumers, activists, and importantly investors.

Reading it provides hope and inspires action.