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Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now Hardcover – November 9, 2021

by John Doerr (Author), Ryan Panchadsaram (Contributor)

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“If you care about climate change, John Doerr’s new book, Speed & Scale, offers concrete steps that we can all take to make a difference.” - Barack Obama

With clear-eyed realism and an engineer’s precision, Doerr lays out the practical actions, global ambitions, and economic investments we need to avert climate catastrophe. Guided by real-world solutions, Speed & Scale features unprecedented, firsthand accounts from climate leaders such as Laurene Powell Jobs, Christiana Figueres, Al Gore, Mary Barra, John Kerry, and dozens of other intrepid policymakers, innovators, and scientists.

In Speed & Scale, Doerr presents a compelling 10-step plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050–the global goal we need to reach to ensure a livable Earth for generations to come. From electrifying our energy grid to fixing our global food supply chain to capturing carbon from the air, Speed & Scale contains practical solutions for policymakers and entrepreneurs alike.

As the world confronts an urgent climate crisis, Doerr reminds us that it is also the greatest economic opportunity of our lifetimes. Whether you’re a climate scientist or someone striving to make a difference in your local community, this book will help you to activate the sustainable solutions the world urgently needs.

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“Everybody should get Speed & Scale by John Doerr.” - Meryl Streep

“A practical guide for participation in decarbonizing the global economy, a task as challenging as it is urgent.” - Christiana Figueres

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“This book is a critical blueprint for anyone looking to take concrete steps to reach net-zero emissions. Unlike many who simply issue ambiguous long-dated pledges to help solve the climate crisis, John Doerr understands the urgent need to ACT quickly and decisively. With Speed & Scale, he combines his extensive experience as a legendary technology expert and investor with his tried-and-true management methods to put forward a clear, detailed, and comprehensive plan for climate action exactly when we need it most.”
- Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President

"John Doerr is a man with a plan for our planet – and boy do we need one. Keep away if you don’t think commerce can play a creative role… or want deep dive analytics from someone who is always measuring what matters. He matters."
- Bono

"John Doerr is the world’s leading mind on turning truly audacious goals into objectives and key results. In this culminating contribution, he performs an inspired act of world leadership: plying his craft to create a comprehensive plan to tackle one of the most vexing challenges in human history."
- Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last

"With personal insight and visionary foresight, Doerr provides us with a practical guide for both public and private sector participation in decarbonizing the global economy, a task as challenging as it is urgent."
- Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the UN Climate Change Convention

"Speed & Scale is critical reading for anyone who wants to take action on the most important issue of our time: climate change. It's a challenge that feels impossible to solve, but John Doerr outlines a clear path forward and how we can get involved to make an impact."
- Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube

“A practical path inthe fight against climate change... Doerr approaches the problem as a hard-nosed businessman who sees an opportunity, creates a plan, and organizes resources before moving ahead... crafts a specific, comprehensible description of the elements that contribute to climate change and what needs to be done... guided by ingenious illustrations and often startling facts.”
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“Meaningfully reducing carbon emissions will take big, bold moves and small, meaningful changes. In Speed & Scale, John provides a clear and compelling plan that can help any company embrace sustainability as an innovation opportunity and make it a foundational corporate value.”
- Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet

“Urgent action is needed to solve the climate crisis, which is felt more acutely, by more people, every day. Speed & Scale lays out a tangible and comprehensive action plan on how to tackle the climate crisis and secure a livable planet for future generations.”
- Henrik Poulsen, former CEO of Orsted

“In Speed & Scale, John shifts the climate conversation from the abstract to the specific. This book is a tactical plan for what solving climate change actually entails. Executing this will undoubtedly be hard, but a plan makes the problem tractable.”
- Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate at Stripe

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John Doerr is an engineer, venture capitalist, the chairman of Kleiner Perkins, and the author of the best-selling Measure What Matters. He was an original investor and board member at Google and Amazon, helping to create more than half a million jobs. A pioneer of Silicon Valley’s clean tech movement, Doerr has invested in zero emission technologies since 2006. He's passionate about encouraging leaders to reimagine the future, from transforming healthcare to advancing applications of machine learning. Outside Kleiner Perkins, Doerr works with social entrepreneurs who are tackling systemic issues across climate, public health, and education.

Ryan Panchadsaram is an engineer and investor focused on solving systemic, societal challenges. At Kleiner Perkins, Ryan serves as technical advisor to John Doerr, where he invests in founders and technologies that aim to change the world. Ryan and John collaborated on Speed & Scale and number one bestseller Measure What Matters. Under President Obama, Ryan was Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States, where he championed entrepreneurship, innovation, and open data.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Portfolio (November 9, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593420470
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593420478
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.31 x 1.07 x 9.25 inches

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John was an original investor and board member at Google and Amazon, helping to create more than half a million jobs and the world’s second and third most valuable companies. He’s passionate about encouraging leaders to reimagine the future, from transforming healthcare to advancing applications of machine learning. Outside of Kleiner Perkins, John works with social entrepreneurs for change in public education, the climate crisis, and global poverty. John serves on the board of the Obama Foundation and ONE.org.
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Customers find the book informative, with one review highlighting its practical case studies and metrics-driven approach. Moreover, they appreciate its readability and engaging plan for addressing climate change, with one customer noting how it simplifies complex issues. Additionally, the book receives positive feedback for its storytelling, with one customer mentioning it includes many stories and interviews.

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Belinda
An excellent and practical book
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This is a very helpful book. There is nothing revolutionary, but it provides clarity, thoughtful insights, very helpful practical case studies and "step by step guidance'. Of course the author is well known for his work in venture capital and innovation, but also increasingly spending time on today's complex challenges and going beyond the "Silicon Valley tropes" - thinking about these new challenges systemically, and climate fits clearly in that. Strong recommendation.

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This is the BEST all around climate change book!! I’ve done my own research trying to figure out where to put my energies - asking what are the main issues and how do I as an individual make a difference? It’s amazing how difficult it is to answer those two questions, the climate crisis is an overwhelming and confusing mess with no concise guidebook. It’s a never ending black hole of information all over the place and I’m always depressed afterwards feeling like the issue is too big for me to actually make a difference. This book truly sums it all up and puts everything in one place. This is the book that tells me what what the main issues are to focus on and action steps I can take, removes all the legwork for anyone who wants to help but doesn’t know where to start. And the great part is it offers hope. Buy this book today! You won’t regret it.

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Stories that solve our climate crisis now that are inspiring and insightful. An action plan that incorpates speed and scale. Karen Briscoe, author

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A lifesaving plan
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John Doer's book Speed and Scale is a must read for those who care about our planet. Love the way he has put down the plan on a simple paper napkin and approached the objectives using the OKR approach.
The five key objectives, lest we forget are ① Electrify Transportation ② Decarbonise the grid ③ Fix food ④ Protect Nature ⑤ clean p industry ⑥ Remove carbon .
A well laid out plan but a mountain to climb before us. Highly reccomend this book.

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actionable plan in a world where climate change feels like a slow-motion car crash
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
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In a world where the looming climate crisis mirrors a slow-motion car crash, "Speed and Scale" by John Doerr emerges as a timely beacon of hope and action. This groundbreaking book navigates the daunting landscape of climate change, presenting a feasible and data-driven plan to swiftly remove 59 gigatons of carbon, a vital step to prevent catastrophic temperature rise. It encapsulates the urgency and frustration felt by climate scientists and advocates, offering a roadmap that simplifies the complex issues at hand, empowering individuals, governments, and businesses to take meaningful action and work collectively towards a sustainable and hopeful future.

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What's the plan? Doerr delivers
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Change happens very slowly - and then all at once. Our climate crises is like car wreck in slow motion. It's not like this is new news. James Hansen from @NASA briefed Congress in 1988. It can't be easy to be a climate scientist. Some are so tired of science based arguments that they started locking their bodies to a White House fence. I don't expect most of these scientists are radical, but hellloooo world we have a problem. So enough doom and gloom - John Doerr breaks it down and offers a plan and a budget to remove 59 gigatons of carbon which enough to prevent catastrophic temperature rise. Not easy, but seem very doable if we have the will. Sure, I drive an EV and have PV panels on my roof, but progress is just too slow and narrow. The message of Speed and Scale resonates with me. Finally a positive message - read it - take hope, take action.

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As a baby boomer raised post WWII, I grew up in the best of times not really knowing the consequences of the lifestyle that everyone shared. We thought nothing of driving long distances just to have lunch or to just go sightseeing. But now we are seeing the impact of unregulated and unbridled economic development. Our planet is telling us in no uncertain terms that we can not continue to ignore the impact that our consumer based economies have on the future of the planet as a whole and on the quality of life for our children and for future generations. The time is now. This is serious and we have little time left to save ourselves and our children’s children. Time to roll up our sleeves and get to work!

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Alex Wilson
The book everybody should be reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2022
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Many people have written and spoken about climate change, but this is the first time it has substance.

In this book John Doerr has interviewed and consulted experts and rich people to distill a plan to stall and reverse climate change, all framed, tracked and measured as a series of incredibly clear OKRs: 10 Objectives and 55 Key Results. The website tracks progress towards these and highlights the gaps in our leadership and industry.

This book is a must read for anyone & everyone.

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Großartiges Buch zur Dringlichkeit des Handelns um unseren Planeten zu retten! Konkrete Handlungsfelder werden gut erklärt und Maßnahmen aufgezeigt! We need solutions and we need them mow!

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A must Read
Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2023
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At least a book that is not just lecturing but provide great solutions.

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Nigel Waters
Lots of research, goals are good but it ignores political realities and the behaviour of the elite.
Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2021
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The problem with this book is that it tells ordinary people that they are the problem when really it is our governments and the people who control our highly concentrated industries which are virtual monopolies. Why should I save water, electricity and do all the other recommendations to avoid a climate crisis when the elite waste so much on a grander scale. Take, for example, crypto currencies: at the moment they consume more electricity than the state of Washington and allow criminal activities and the avoidance of taxes. Interestingly the mayors of New York City and Miami have said they will take their pay in crypto curenency.....

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Probably the most important plan for our time. Essential reading.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2021
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How do we deal with the climate crisis? In this book John Doerr sets out a plan for the survival of humanity and our planet. If you only read one book about climate change, make it this one. It will give you understanding of the enormity of the challenge and hope that we can achieve it.

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