From the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Second Machine Age, a compelling argument—masterfully researched and brilliantly articulated—that people have finally learned how to increase human success while treading more lightly on our world.

Throughout history, the only path for humanity to grow was by degrading the Earth: chopping down forests, fouling the environment and water, and endlessly digging out assets. Since the initial Earth Day in 1970, the reigning discussion has been that about Even more From Much less: How We Learned to generate More WITHOUT NEEDING More taking better care of the earth means radically changing course: reducing our intake, tightening our belts, learning to talk about and reuse, restraining growth. Is that debate correct?

Absolutely not. In Even more from Less, McAfee argues that to resolve our ecological problems we don’t have to make radical changes. Instead, we need to perform even more of what we’re already doing: growing technologically advanced market-based economies around the world.

How do he possibly make this claim? Due to the data. America—a large, high-tech nation that makes up about about 25% of the global overall economy—is now generally using less of most assets every year, even as its overall economy and population continue steadily to grow. What’s more, the united states is polluting the air and water much less, emitting fewer greenhouse gases, and replenishing endangered animal populations. And, as McAfee shows, America is not alone. Other countries will also be transforming themselves in fundamental ways.

What has made this turnabout possible? One thing, mainly: the collaboration between technology and capitalism, although good governance and general public awareness have also been critical. McAfee does warn of issues that haven’t been resolved, like global warming, overfishing, and neighborhoods left behind as capitalism and technology progress race forwards. But overall, More from Less is definitely a revelatory, paradigm-shifting account of how we’ve stumbled into an unexpectedly better stability with character—one which holds out the guarantee of even more abundant and greener generations ahead.