Post Carbon Institute
@postcarbon.org
We envision a world where resilient, just, and sustainable communities coexist with nature, thrive within ecological bounds, and provide greater protection for both human and non-human lives.
postcarbon.org | resilience.org
postcarbon.org | resilience.org
With modernity failing, will clubs and community organizations make a huge comeback?
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we explore club life in the past, present, and future (if there is one): lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we explore club life in the past, present, and future (if there is one): lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
With modernity failing, will clubs and community organizations make a huge comeback?
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we explore club life in the past, present, and future (if there is one): lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we explore club life in the past, present, and future (if there is one): lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
📍Tomorrow, November 13 @ 10 AM PT/18:00 GMT
Join us for Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling, with Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins.
All registrants will be entered to win one of five copies of Rob's book, "How to Fall in Love with the Future." lnk.to/beyondthebri...
Join us for Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling, with Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins.
All registrants will be entered to win one of five copies of Rob's book, "How to Fall in Love with the Future." lnk.to/beyondthebri...
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
📍Tomorrow, November 13 @ 10 AM PT/18:00 GMT
Join us for Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling, with Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins.
All registrants will be entered to win one of five copies of Rob's book, "How to Fall in Love with the Future." lnk.to/beyondthebri...
Join us for Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling, with Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins.
All registrants will be entered to win one of five copies of Rob's book, "How to Fall in Love with the Future." lnk.to/beyondthebri...
You're drafting a team of pundits who have most influenced your worldview. Who's making your roster?
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town and share your own picks with us: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town and share your own picks with us: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
You're drafting a team of pundits who have most influenced your worldview. Who's making your roster?
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town and share your own picks with us: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town and share your own picks with us: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
Reposted by Post Carbon Institute
Imagining a better future is an act of bravery.
Join us on Thursday, November 13, as Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins share how each of us can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.
Register: lnk.to/beyondthebri...
Join us on Thursday, November 13, as Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins share how each of us can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.
Register: lnk.to/beyondthebri...
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Imagining a better future is an act of bravery.
Join us on Thursday, November 13, as Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins share how each of us can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.
Register: lnk.to/beyondthebri...
Join us on Thursday, November 13, as Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins share how each of us can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.
Register: lnk.to/beyondthebri...
You may spend your money on groceries or mounting healthcare bills, but what are billionaires buying?
Private jets, senators, and broadcast networks (to name a few).
Hear from Chuck Collins, Author of "Burned by Billionaires," in Crazy Town's latest episode: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
Private jets, senators, and broadcast networks (to name a few).
Hear from Chuck Collins, Author of "Burned by Billionaires," in Crazy Town's latest episode: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
October 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
You may spend your money on groceries or mounting healthcare bills, but what are billionaires buying?
Private jets, senators, and broadcast networks (to name a few).
Hear from Chuck Collins, Author of "Burned by Billionaires," in Crazy Town's latest episode: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
Private jets, senators, and broadcast networks (to name a few).
Hear from Chuck Collins, Author of "Burned by Billionaires," in Crazy Town's latest episode: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK
Struggling with how to navigate through the Great Unraveling?
Join us on Thursday, November 13, for an honest and realistic conversation with Jacqueline Patterson and Rob Hopkins about how we can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.
Register Today: lnk.to/beyondthebri...
Join us on Thursday, November 13, for an honest and realistic conversation with Jacqueline Patterson and Rob Hopkins about how we can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.
Register Today: lnk.to/beyondthebri...
October 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Struggling with how to navigate through the Great Unraveling?
Join us on Thursday, November 13, for an honest and realistic conversation with Jacqueline Patterson and Rob Hopkins about how we can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.
Register Today: lnk.to/beyondthebri...
Join us on Thursday, November 13, for an honest and realistic conversation with Jacqueline Patterson and Rob Hopkins about how we can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.
Register Today: lnk.to/beyondthebri...
We 💙 when members of our community share their art.
Special thanks to longtime friend and supporter of Post Carbon Institute, Richard Lowenberg, for sharing this beautiful original poem.
Our event on bioregioning will be live next Tuesday, September 30, at 10 AM PST: lnk.to/bioregioningBK
Special thanks to longtime friend and supporter of Post Carbon Institute, Richard Lowenberg, for sharing this beautiful original poem.
Our event on bioregioning will be live next Tuesday, September 30, at 10 AM PST: lnk.to/bioregioningBK
September 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We 💙 when members of our community share their art.
Special thanks to longtime friend and supporter of Post Carbon Institute, Richard Lowenberg, for sharing this beautiful original poem.
Our event on bioregioning will be live next Tuesday, September 30, at 10 AM PST: lnk.to/bioregioningBK
Special thanks to longtime friend and supporter of Post Carbon Institute, Richard Lowenberg, for sharing this beautiful original poem.
Our event on bioregioning will be live next Tuesday, September 30, at 10 AM PST: lnk.to/bioregioningBK
Did you know that Post Carbon Institute's official name is actually Metafoundation?
We can't think of anything more meta than to create a fake ad using AI about using AI to rescue AI that has been taken hostage by AI.
Feel like you're living in Crazy Town?
Join Us: lnk.to/CTAHNSBK
We can't think of anything more meta than to create a fake ad using AI about using AI to rescue AI that has been taken hostage by AI.
Feel like you're living in Crazy Town?
Join Us: lnk.to/CTAHNSBK
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Did you know that Post Carbon Institute's official name is actually Metafoundation?
We can't think of anything more meta than to create a fake ad using AI about using AI to rescue AI that has been taken hostage by AI.
Feel like you're living in Crazy Town?
Join Us: lnk.to/CTAHNSBK
We can't think of anything more meta than to create a fake ad using AI about using AI to rescue AI that has been taken hostage by AI.
Feel like you're living in Crazy Town?
Join Us: lnk.to/CTAHNSBK
Reposted by Post Carbon Institute
In the finale of the Cities 1.5 podcast series on Herman Daly, we look at:
💵New measures of wellbeing beyond GDP
🏙️Reframing what a successful place to live looks like
🌱The cities that are beginning to trial Daly’s vision
This episode is part of the Global Goals #BeHope campaign.
lnk.to/HDE5
💵New measures of wellbeing beyond GDP
🏙️Reframing what a successful place to live looks like
🌱The cities that are beginning to trial Daly’s vision
This episode is part of the Global Goals #BeHope campaign.
lnk.to/HDE5
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
In the finale of the Cities 1.5 podcast series on Herman Daly, we look at:
💵New measures of wellbeing beyond GDP
🏙️Reframing what a successful place to live looks like
🌱The cities that are beginning to trial Daly’s vision
This episode is part of the Global Goals #BeHope campaign.
lnk.to/HDE5
💵New measures of wellbeing beyond GDP
🏙️Reframing what a successful place to live looks like
🌱The cities that are beginning to trial Daly’s vision
This episode is part of the Global Goals #BeHope campaign.
lnk.to/HDE5
All good things must come to an end ... but Bitcoin is forever?
Comisserate with us on the latest from Crazy Town: lnk.to/crazytownBK
#crypto #bhutan #crazytown #capitalism
Comisserate with us on the latest from Crazy Town: lnk.to/crazytownBK
#crypto #bhutan #crazytown #capitalism
September 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
All good things must come to an end ... but Bitcoin is forever?
Comisserate with us on the latest from Crazy Town: lnk.to/crazytownBK
#crypto #bhutan #crazytown #capitalism
Comisserate with us on the latest from Crazy Town: lnk.to/crazytownBK
#crypto #bhutan #crazytown #capitalism
The Himalayan nation of Bhutan took a dark turn from embracing "Gross National Happiness" to techno-capitalism's black hole of cryptocurrency.
Listen to Crazy Town Episode 110: lnk.to/crazytownBK
Listen to Crazy Town Episode 110: lnk.to/crazytownBK
September 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Himalayan nation of Bhutan took a dark turn from embracing "Gross National Happiness" to techno-capitalism's black hole of cryptocurrency.
Listen to Crazy Town Episode 110: lnk.to/crazytownBK
Listen to Crazy Town Episode 110: lnk.to/crazytownBK
Reposted by Post Carbon Institute
From human rights activist and teacher in Brazil to trail-blazing economist: Herman Daly's real-world experiences fuelled his quest to transform global policy and challenge the leading minds of our time.
Episode 4 of the limited series from Cities 1.5 dedicated to Daly is now live: lnk.to/HDE4
Episode 4 of the limited series from Cities 1.5 dedicated to Daly is now live: lnk.to/HDE4
Cities 1.5
E4: Going Steady with Herman Daly - A world that works for everyone
lnk.to
September 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
From human rights activist and teacher in Brazil to trail-blazing economist: Herman Daly's real-world experiences fuelled his quest to transform global policy and challenge the leading minds of our time.
Episode 4 of the limited series from Cities 1.5 dedicated to Daly is now live: lnk.to/HDE4
Episode 4 of the limited series from Cities 1.5 dedicated to Daly is now live: lnk.to/HDE4
Reposted by Post Carbon Institute
There’s no quick fix to planetary overshoot.
But bioregioning is a way forward that provides a foundation for restoring ecosystems, re-envisioning a healthy economy, and reconnecting people to the places they live.
Meet our insightful panelists below.
Secure Your Spot: lnk.to/bioregioningBK
But bioregioning is a way forward that provides a foundation for restoring ecosystems, re-envisioning a healthy economy, and reconnecting people to the places they live.
Meet our insightful panelists below.
Secure Your Spot: lnk.to/bioregioningBK
September 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
There’s no quick fix to planetary overshoot.
But bioregioning is a way forward that provides a foundation for restoring ecosystems, re-envisioning a healthy economy, and reconnecting people to the places they live.
Meet our insightful panelists below.
Secure Your Spot: lnk.to/bioregioningBK
But bioregioning is a way forward that provides a foundation for restoring ecosystems, re-envisioning a healthy economy, and reconnecting people to the places they live.
Meet our insightful panelists below.
Secure Your Spot: lnk.to/bioregioningBK
Another episode of the Herman Daly miniseries from Cities 1.5 is out. Give it a listen!
Is growth the obvious way to eliminate poverty? Economist Herman Daly realised it wasn't.
In the third episode of the Cities 1.5 miniseries, we learn more about his economy for the common good. Listen here: lnk.to/HDE3
@gayaherrington.bsky.social @katyrshields.bsky.social
In the third episode of the Cities 1.5 miniseries, we learn more about his economy for the common good. Listen here: lnk.to/HDE3
@gayaherrington.bsky.social @katyrshields.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Another episode of the Herman Daly miniseries from Cities 1.5 is out. Give it a listen!
"I could not see a path where . . . we were going to conserve biodiversity, where we were going to have healthy ecosystems, if we kept going down the path of continuous economic growth. It was just incompatible."
- PCI's Rob Dietz, featured in episode 2 below. Check it out!
- PCI's Rob Dietz, featured in episode 2 below. Check it out!
Economics isn't just failing; it is fundamentally misaligned with the biosphere.
That was the belief of ecological economist Herman Daly.
In episode 2 of the Cities 1.5 mini series on his life, we find out what a steady-state economy is and how it contradicts traditional economics.
lnk.to/HDE2
That was the belief of ecological economist Herman Daly.
In episode 2 of the Cities 1.5 mini series on his life, we find out what a steady-state economy is and how it contradicts traditional economics.
lnk.to/HDE2
August 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"I could not see a path where . . . we were going to conserve biodiversity, where we were going to have healthy ecosystems, if we kept going down the path of continuous economic growth. It was just incompatible."
- PCI's Rob Dietz, featured in episode 2 below. Check it out!
- PCI's Rob Dietz, featured in episode 2 below. Check it out!
What would you include in a museum of artifacts from modern society? Comment below!
Take the Crazy Town Museum Audio Tour: lnk.to/crazytown
#Consumption #Overconsumption #environment #waste
Take the Crazy Town Museum Audio Tour: lnk.to/crazytown
#Consumption #Overconsumption #environment #waste
August 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What would you include in a museum of artifacts from modern society? Comment below!
Take the Crazy Town Museum Audio Tour: lnk.to/crazytown
#Consumption #Overconsumption #environment #waste
Take the Crazy Town Museum Audio Tour: lnk.to/crazytown
#Consumption #Overconsumption #environment #waste
Featured in our Troubled Waters event in June, Madeline Kaufman of Debris Free Oceans took some time to advise how we can start holding corporations accountable for their plastic mess.
Want more examples? Meet the activist fighting PFAS pollution — and winning: ow.ly/HPe450WJU3Y
Want more examples? Meet the activist fighting PFAS pollution — and winning: ow.ly/HPe450WJU3Y
August 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Featured in our Troubled Waters event in June, Madeline Kaufman of Debris Free Oceans took some time to advise how we can start holding corporations accountable for their plastic mess.
Want more examples? Meet the activist fighting PFAS pollution — and winning: ow.ly/HPe450WJU3Y
Want more examples? Meet the activist fighting PFAS pollution — and winning: ow.ly/HPe450WJU3Y
We're thrilled to have Dr. Lyla June Johnston, Samantha Power, and Brandon Letsinger joining us on Tuesday, September 30, to offer insight on how we all can adopt and truly embody a bioregional worldview.
Register Here: lnk.to/bioregioning
Register Here: lnk.to/bioregioning
August 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We're thrilled to have Dr. Lyla June Johnston, Samantha Power, and Brandon Letsinger joining us on Tuesday, September 30, to offer insight on how we all can adopt and truly embody a bioregional worldview.
Register Here: lnk.to/bioregioning
Register Here: lnk.to/bioregioning
PCI's Rob Dietz has been mega-influenced by Herman Daly's ideas since they met in 2005. Recently, Rob contributed to and was interviewed for this miniseries covering Daly's life and legacy. Check it out and share below how your own life or career has been influenced by Daly.
Is it time to retire the concept of growth as the sole measure of prosperity?
Join David Miller for a special podcast series from Cities 1.5, dedicated to Herman Daly, an economist who transformed how we think about growth.
Subscribe & join us for the first episode on 19 Aug. lnk.to/HDtrailer
Join David Miller for a special podcast series from Cities 1.5, dedicated to Herman Daly, an economist who transformed how we think about growth.
Subscribe & join us for the first episode on 19 Aug. lnk.to/HDtrailer
August 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
PCI's Rob Dietz has been mega-influenced by Herman Daly's ideas since they met in 2005. Recently, Rob contributed to and was interviewed for this miniseries covering Daly's life and legacy. Check it out and share below how your own life or career has been influenced by Daly.
Following our recent live discussion on microplastics in our waterways, two of our expert panelists responded to a few audience questions on video.
Follow the link to access the full event recording and view more clips on how to take action to address plastic pollution: lnk.to/troubledwate...
Follow the link to access the full event recording and view more clips on how to take action to address plastic pollution: lnk.to/troubledwate...
August 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Following our recent live discussion on microplastics in our waterways, two of our expert panelists responded to a few audience questions on video.
Follow the link to access the full event recording and view more clips on how to take action to address plastic pollution: lnk.to/troubledwate...
Follow the link to access the full event recording and view more clips on how to take action to address plastic pollution: lnk.to/troubledwate...
We believe that rest builds resilience.
For this reason, our team will be taking a two-week collective break from August 4 to 18 to rest and recharge.
We recognize many don't share this privilege, but encourage
everyone to step back when they can to care for their well-being.
The PCI Team
For this reason, our team will be taking a two-week collective break from August 4 to 18 to rest and recharge.
We recognize many don't share this privilege, but encourage
everyone to step back when they can to care for their well-being.
The PCI Team
August 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We believe that rest builds resilience.
For this reason, our team will be taking a two-week collective break from August 4 to 18 to rest and recharge.
We recognize many don't share this privilege, but encourage
everyone to step back when they can to care for their well-being.
The PCI Team
For this reason, our team will be taking a two-week collective break from August 4 to 18 to rest and recharge.
We recognize many don't share this privilege, but encourage
everyone to step back when they can to care for their well-being.
The PCI Team
We're wrapping up #PlasticFreeJuly with great balls of plastic fire!
In episode 108 of Crazy Town, we sit down with
@mrmattsimon.bsky.social , author of "A Poison Like No Other," to talk about the wonderful world of microplastics.
Don't let this one go to waste, listen here: lnk.to/crazytown108
In episode 108 of Crazy Town, we sit down with
@mrmattsimon.bsky.social , author of "A Poison Like No Other," to talk about the wonderful world of microplastics.
Don't let this one go to waste, listen here: lnk.to/crazytown108
July 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
We're wrapping up #PlasticFreeJuly with great balls of plastic fire!
In episode 108 of Crazy Town, we sit down with
@mrmattsimon.bsky.social , author of "A Poison Like No Other," to talk about the wonderful world of microplastics.
Don't let this one go to waste, listen here: lnk.to/crazytown108
In episode 108 of Crazy Town, we sit down with
@mrmattsimon.bsky.social , author of "A Poison Like No Other," to talk about the wonderful world of microplastics.
Don't let this one go to waste, listen here: lnk.to/crazytown108
➕ Add this show to your podcast queue
In Planet: Critical, journalist and friend of the Post Carbon Institute, @racheldonald.bsky.social, investigates how our energy, economic, and political crises are colliding and what needs to be done about it.
Episodes: www.planetcritical.com/podcast
In Planet: Critical, journalist and friend of the Post Carbon Institute, @racheldonald.bsky.social, investigates how our energy, economic, and political crises are colliding and what needs to be done about it.
Episodes: www.planetcritical.com/podcast
July 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
➕ Add this show to your podcast queue
In Planet: Critical, journalist and friend of the Post Carbon Institute, @racheldonald.bsky.social, investigates how our energy, economic, and political crises are colliding and what needs to be done about it.
Episodes: www.planetcritical.com/podcast
In Planet: Critical, journalist and friend of the Post Carbon Institute, @racheldonald.bsky.social, investigates how our energy, economic, and political crises are colliding and what needs to be done about it.
Episodes: www.planetcritical.com/podcast
This week, we're honoring the life and legacy of Joanna Macy, who passed peacefully at the age of 96 last weekend. Joanna impacted and inspired generations with her powerful words and environmental activism.
💙 Read the tribute: lnk.to/JoannaMacy
💙 Read the tribute: lnk.to/JoannaMacy
July 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This week, we're honoring the life and legacy of Joanna Macy, who passed peacefully at the age of 96 last weekend. Joanna impacted and inspired generations with her powerful words and environmental activism.
💙 Read the tribute: lnk.to/JoannaMacy
💙 Read the tribute: lnk.to/JoannaMacy
Will Trump's tariffs fuel or foil the degrowth movement?
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we weigh in on whether or not proponents of degrowth should cheer on this accidental experiment in economic shrinkage.
➡️ Episode 107: lnk.to/crazytown
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we weigh in on whether or not proponents of degrowth should cheer on this accidental experiment in economic shrinkage.
➡️ Episode 107: lnk.to/crazytown
July 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Will Trump's tariffs fuel or foil the degrowth movement?
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we weigh in on whether or not proponents of degrowth should cheer on this accidental experiment in economic shrinkage.
➡️ Episode 107: lnk.to/crazytown
Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we weigh in on whether or not proponents of degrowth should cheer on this accidental experiment in economic shrinkage.
➡️ Episode 107: lnk.to/crazytown