programs

Post Carbon Institute aims to integrate and connect high-level thinking with on-the-ground action. The core focus of our approach is to bring together the best ideas and models for transitioning from the carbon-addicted world to the post-carbon world as quickly, equitably, and sustainably as possible.

our goals

Post Carbon Institute has four primary goals:

• Build awareness and understanding. Business as usual if failing us. But most people struggle to understand why, and what to do instead. Our aim is to help people face reality, understand the true nature of the crises at hand, and take thoughtful, confident action.

• Foster collaboration. The worst thing one can do in a crisis is “go it alone.” Thankfully, a growing community of people is passionately addressing the pressing economic, energy and environmental concerns that threaten society. Too often, these efforts work in isolated silos. Our goal is support true collaboration that sees both the causes and solutions to these crises as interconnected.

• Integrate knowledge. Individual approaches and solutions to one concern can sometimes exacerbate other problems or escalate an overall crisis. Just one example: most climate change models originally failed to incorporate peaking fossil fuel supplies into their projections. Post Carbon Institute takes a whole systems approach, aimed at ensuring that solutions amplify, rather than cancel out, one another.

• Inspire action. The sheer enormity of the challenge at hand and the uncertainty of times ahead can lead to fear, hopelessness or paralysis. We offer people and communities with concrete, practical, and replicable actions they can take to build resilience and manage the transition ahead.

our programs

With these goals in mind, Post Carbon Institute has established the following programs and initiatives:

• Fellowships. The Institute brings together 28 of the world's leading minds in the areas of economic, energy, and environmental sustainability. Through various collaborations, our Fellows deepen, broaden and integrate their knowledge.
  meet our fellows

• Research & Publications. Every year, Post Carbon Institute publishes a range of books, reports, articles, commentaries, and blog posts that aim to build awareness, challenge misconceptions, promote promising models, and inspire action. Together these publications provide both an in-depth understanding of the key crises of our times and an integrated roadmap for the transition at hand.
  check out our publications

• Speakers Bureau. Our Fellows, staff, and board include renowned educators and public speakers. The Institute provides conference organizers, universities, community groups, government agencies, and others with inspiring experts who share deep insights about the challenges at hand and the ways forward.
  see our speakers

• Supporting Transition. Post Carbon Institute works closely with Transition US—the national support hub for Transition Town efforts in the United States. This unique collaboration brings our Fellows’ knowledge and ideas to the Transition movement, and provides our Fellows with immediate feedback on emerging models and on-the-ground challenges and opportunities. In 2009, the Institute provided seed funding and other support to launch Transition US.
  visit Transition US
   
• Energy Bulletin. EnergyBulletin.net is a tremendous resource for people looking to gain deeper insight into our energy dilemma and related sustainability issues. A great forum for new voices and new ideas, EnergyBulletin.net explores energy-related impacts on food, population, culture, and more through original articles and multimedia.
  visit Energy Bulletin