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.

Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History

by Matthieu Auzanneau Foreword by Richard Heinberg The story of oil is one of...

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?

Sooner or Later, We Have to Stop Economic Growth — and We’ll Be Better for it

Originally published at Ensia. The end of growth will come one day, perhaps very soon, whether we’re ready or not. If we plan for and manage it, we could well wind up with greater well-being. January 8, 2019...

Hughes says no to more pipelines in Alberta Views

Post Carbon Fellow J. David Hughes argued that more pipelines are not in the Canadian national interest in this dialogue at Alberta Views. From the article: The Notley government’s Climate Leadership Plan allows for a 40 per cent increase in oil sands GHG emissions from 2016 levels. This will require the rest of Canada’s economy […]