Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty (abridged)
Our economy depends on and is threatened by the consumption of fossil fuel. There is no consensus regarding when we will run out of oil or the severity and timing of climate change. Given these energy and climate uncertainties, cities and counties should identify their vulnerabilities and develop long-term plans that address and mitigate potentially devastating changes in energy supply and local climate patterns.
Sustainability Officers seeking an overview of energy and climate uncertainties, as well as the tools municipalities can use to plan for energy and climate uncertainty, can refer to “Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty,” a guidebook specifically prepared for local governments by the Post Carbon Institute under the Post Carbon Cities program. This abridged version of the guidebook includes four initial steps that municipalities can take to address these uncertainties, as well as five principles that municipalities can incorporate into their decision-making processes.
