Inspired reading
Sustainable development is the most urgent challenge facing humanity. The fundamental question is how the world economy can continue to develop in a way that is socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
In 1972 four young scientists at MIT wrote The Limits to Growth, which shocked the world and for the first time showed the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet. Armed with 30 additional years of data, these authors sound the alarm on humanity’s devastating effects on climate, water quality, fisheries, forests, and other imperiled resources.
World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, on the fourth industrial revolution, an opportunity to shape and fundamentally alter how we live and work.
Energy is the only universal currency. It is necessary for getting anything done. Vaclav Smil offers us a one of a kind comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-historic agricultural foraging societies through today’s fossil fuel-driven civilization.
There are plenty of science books out there describing the current plight of humanity - what makes this one different is: Breadth. This is a wide ranging interdisciplinary synthesis of the human predicament covering everything from deep time to cognitive biases to the fossil carbon monkey trap and integrates dozens of subjects that have bearing on the issues humans will face this century.
The humanitarianism, industrialization, and security of the United States have progressed in lockstep with the development of its paved roads. To truly understand American history is to know the story of America’s asphalt roads.
The recent global attention to the issues and challenges of sustainable development is forcing industries to conduct self-assessments to identify where they stand within the framework for sustainability and, more importantly, to identify drivers, opportunities, strategies, and technologies that support achieving this goal.
We’re fast running out of time to solve our global climate crisis. To avoid catastrophe and save a habitable Earth, we must act with urgency and ambition. We need a credible plan. This book is a call to arms - and make no mistake, the time is now.
United Nations’
Sustainable Development Goals
Our business model is uniquely aligned to six of the United Nations’, underpinning our singular commitment to low carbon sustainable building materials in transportation infrastructure. The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) were adopted by world leaders in 2015 at the historic summit in New York.
