During the past decade Post Carbon Institute’s influence has grown markedly, thanks in no small part to all our supporters and allies . And we’re proud of the impressive list of accomplishments we’ve racked up ( see this ) in that time. Where do we go from here? That depends on what’s needed and what’s possible. Our mission remains consistent, but our projects tend to shift as global events unfold (for example, my two most recent books, The End of Growth and Snake Oil were written in response to the global financial crisis and the recent North American fracking boom, respectively). We have a general understanding of what likely will drive change over the next decade: peak net energy, climate change, resource depletion, and financial bubbles. However, how these main drivers interact with established economic and political institutions, growing population, and Earth’s already-strained […]