<a href="http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2011/the-third-industrial-revolution">http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2011/the-third-industrial-revolution</a><br><br>Acclaimed author, political adviser and ‘social and ethical prophet’ <b>Jeremy Rifkin</b>
visits the RSA to explore how <span style="background-color:rgb(255,204,102)">internet technology and renewable energy
are merging to create a powerful ‘Third Industrial Revolution.’ </span><br><br>He
asks us to imagine hundreds of millions of people producing their own
green energy in their homes, offices, and factories, and sharing it with
each other in an ‘energy internet,’ just like we now create and
share information online. <br><br>In just a few years, millions of
buildings and even cities will become energy self-sufficient, signalling
the end of our reliance on fossil fuels. This transformation is already
underway in Europe, where Rifkin serves as EU advisor on a project that
will revolutionize the continent's energy supply. <br><br>Join Jeremy
Rifkin as he describes how the five-pillars of the Third Industrial
Revolution will create thousands of businesses and millions of jobs, and
usher in a fundamental reordering of human relationships, from
hierarchical to lateral power, that will impact the way we conduct
business, govern society, educate our children, and engage in civic
life.