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As Publications Director of Post Carbon Institute, Daniel is the lead editor and manager of the Institute's major print publications—most recently the four-book Community Resilience Guide series (2012), a report series on shale gas production (2011), and The Post Carbon Reader (2010), a sixteen-author compilation on our interconnected sustainability crises. He is also the author of Post Carbon Cities (2007), the first major local government guidebook on the end of cheap oil.
Daniel has presented to professional, government, and public audiences across the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, and Latin America. He has been interviewed in numerous radio, video, and print outlets, and has been quoted in major publications including The New York Times and Business Week. He has a Master of Urban Studies from Portland State University in Oregon, and has worked with urban sustainability and planning issues for fifteen years in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Daniel Lerch, PCI Program Director and author of Post Carbon Cities, was interviewed at the May 2011 UNED peak oil conference in Barbastro, Spain. View his conference presentation here.
Post Carbon Institute presents a special panel discussion with PCI Fellows Warren Karlenzig and Bill Rees, and guest Bryn Davidson. The discussion took place at Post Carbon's shoulder event Resilient Cities in a Post Carbon World at the 2009 Resilient Cities Conference., which also included a keynote presentation by Rees. Hosted by PCI Program Director Daniel Lerch.
Just over a year ago we released our flagship publication, The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises. In that time, this hefty book from a small publisher (and with an even smaller marketing … >>
by Kyle Curtis A primer about everything that's wrong in the world- and what you can do to fix it. Let’s make this clear from the beginning: The Post Carbon Reader is not an easy read. Indeed, if … >>
EXCERPT: There are currently no viable substitutes for oil at current rates of consumption. Although alternatives to oil do exist for many of its uses, they are generally vastly inferior to oil in their energy … >>
How do population, water, energy, food, and climate issues impact one another? What can we do to address one problem without making the others worse? The Post Carbon Reader features essays by some of the world’s most … >>
Post Carbon Program Director Daniel Lerch was quoted in this post about four Portland women involved in the Keystone XL protest at the White House. From the article: "All sorts of people are opposed to this pipeline, … >>
Richard Heinberg explains why we've hit the end of economic growth as we've known it, and what life can be like after growth.
what is pci?Founded in 2003, Post Carbon Institute is leading the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world. The Institute has gathered 29 of the world's leading experts on a wide range of interdependent social and scientific issues.
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