Here Comes the Sun: World renowned activist Bill McKibben on fighting climate change with solar power

World-renowned climate activist Bill McKibben has good news: we now know how to catch the sun’s rays, giving us plentiful and inexpensive energy. This is faster than any energy transition in history — and it may be the only remaining chance to slow down the rapid heating of the earth. Here & Now co-host Robin Young moderates a conversation with McKibben about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun” and our chance not just to limit climate change’s damage, but to reorder the world on saner and more humane grounds.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase from our bookstore partner Brookline Booksmith and McKibben will sign following the conversation.

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About “Here Comes the Sun”
Every eighteen hours, the world puts up a nuclear power plant's–worth of solar panels. At the same time, combustion continues to melt our poles, poison our bodies and drive our global inequality. And it is no longer necessary: For the first time in 700,000 years, we know how to catch the sun’s rays and convert them into energy.

In “Here Comes the Sun,” world-renowned author Bill McKibben tells the story of our sudden spike in power from the sun and wind. McKibben traces the arrival of plentiful, inexpensive solar energy, which, if it accelerates, gives us a chance not just to limit climate change’s damage, but to reorder the world on saner and more humane grounds. Getting there means overcoming obstacles like Big Oil, but McKibben sees a chance for a new civilization: one that looks up to the sun, every day, as the star that fuels our world.