In upcoming parts of this review, I'll describe the other elements of Monbiot's solution in more detail: Improving home energy efficiency, optimizing
the mix of alternative energy sources, improving the transportation system, reducing our «air miles», and improving the retail and cement industries.
As
energy guru Daniel Yergin noted, wind
energy isn't an «
alternative»
energy source anymore because there are now over 45,000 megawatts
of installed wind capacity, providing three percent
of our
energy mix.