# A 40-year plan for energy

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon NY2012
- Speaker: Amory Lovins
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Earth and environment, Economics, Business and management, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/amory_lovins_a_40_year_plan_for_energy)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this intimate talk filmed at TED's offices, energy innovator Amory Lovins shows how to get the US off oil and coal by 2050, $5 trillion cheaper, with no Act of Congress, led by business for profit. The key is integrating all four energy-using sectors—and four kinds of innovation.

## Lectures

1. [A 40-year plan for energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/amory_lovins_a_40_year_plan_for_energy/b87fe205e520), 27 min (TED's player)