Introduction: green shoots under soot-stained skies -- Introduction: energy: sun, wind and the end of coal -- The sun kings -- Blowin' in the wind -- Introduction: our human world: cities, buildings, wheels -- Cities in a garden -- Buildings for a greener Asia -- Asia on the move: cars and trains -- Introduction: nature : forests, farms and water -- "Water is more important than oil" -- The tropical challenge : saving Asia's lungs -- Epilogue: "adhere and prosper" : from black coal to green power -- Conclusion -- Appendix: companies to watch -- Bibliography -- Index.