Why We Struggle to Go Green
Hard Truths About the Clean Energy Transition
$65.02
- Paperback
260 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2025
Summary
Clean energy won’t save us from the effects of climate change.
Amid corporate Net Zero campaigns, the politics of the Green New Deal, and the calls to abandon fossil fuels for renewable technology — or vice versa — lies a troubling truth: No clean technological solutions can solve the problem of human-induced climate change.
To find a credible path to a sustainable future, we must set aside hopes of building our way out of humanity’s addictions to energy and material convenien…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781965766286 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1965766285 |
| Author: | Thomas Manuel Ortiz |
| Publisher: | Stoney Creek Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Stoney Creek Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 260 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2025 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“This book will make you understand that the magic bullet everybody is hoping will come to cure all ills of climate change will actually end up in our foot — or worse — unless we also change the general course of our society.” —Olivier Germain, Director, Technology and Strategic Business Development, Halliburton Digital Solutions
“Dr. Ortiz offers an accessible and relatable approach to understanding the complexities of climate change science. Anyone who thinks there is a have your cake and eat it too solution to climate change should read Why We Struggle to Go Green.” —Keri Collins, Energy Industry Veteran
“Holistic, courageous, confronting, popularizing without simplifying, factual and packed with references. If you only read one book a year, buy this book and read it!” — Brigitte Ploix-Gaydon, Engineer, Mediator, Therapist
Thomas Manuel Ortiz
Thomas Manuel Ortiz is an engineer with 30 years of diverse experience in energy, from hydrogen/solar cogeneration research and the use of recycled carbon dioxide as a net-zero refrigerant to oil and gas exploration, production and refining to offshore wind siting and carbon sequestration. Tom, author of the popular Substack newsletter Resource Realism, holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an M.B.A. in finance from Texas A&M University. He is also a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas. He lives in Austin with his wife.
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