Ben Jacklet

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Around the World in search of Solar Solutions

Ben Jacklet is a solar energy consultant, an award-winning journalist, and the author of the newly published book Follow the Sun: Around the World in Search of Solar Solutions.

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Follow the Sun: Around the World in Search of Solar Solutions tells the tale of Jacklet’s year-long solar journey from the Atacama Desert in Chile, where solar first beat fossil fuels on price, to Mexico, Australia, India, Spain, and beyond. Blending science, history, travel, and dozens of interviews in a dozen countries, Jacklet’s solar journey proves that solar energy isn’t some futuristic dream or naive hope. It is arguably the best solution we have for our climate crisis.

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“If you want a sense of how solar is developing around the world—the people, places, and ideas behind the greatest energy surge in human history—this well-traveled account is a good place to start. Americans in particular need to read this, because most of the action is overseas; we owe the author a debt for tracking down the fascinating stories happening in so many places.” — BILL MCKIBBEN, author of The End of Nature, eaarth, and Here Comes the Sun