Post Carbon Institute

Community Resilience

Providing information to help people and their communities weather the environmental, economic, and energy storms of the 21st century.

The Energy Transition

Bringing evidence and systems thinking to the debate over fossil fuel production, the renewable energy transition, and the role of energy in modern life.

Limits to Growth

Highlighting the impossibility of infinite economic growth on our finite planet, and offering ideas for "better" instead of bigger.

Shale Reality Check

Drilling into The U.S. Government’s Rosy Projections for Shale Gas & Tight Oil Production...

The Community Resilience Reader: Essential Resources for an Era of Upheaval

Building resilience at the community level is not only crucial, but possible.

There’s No App for That

Can technology solve the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and overpopulation?

2016 Tight Oil Reality Check

Putting to the test government forecasts for domestic tight oil production.

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

An excerpt from Chuck Collins’ new book, “Is Inequality in America Irreversible?” Pre-order it today and get 50% off using promo code COL18. Offer valid until May 31st, 2018. A Front Row Seat to Inequality I grew up in...

Heinberg’s Work Influences Davis, California

A group of more than thirty residents of Davis, California, participated in a discussion group based on the online Think Resilience course that features Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg. Group members explored the impacts of various environmental and social crises, questioned assumptions about never-ending economic growth, and considered how to build resilience in Davis. One of […]