[getsmart-l] Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty

[Rose Kudlac]

The next Toronto meetup will feature Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon
Cities. Daniel, a former planner in Portland, Oregon, is with Post Carbon
Institute <http://www.postcarbon.org/> , and will be here on a book tour. 

 

Please forward the notice below to any lists, groups, or others who may be
interested in arranging a presentation or interview.

 

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Please Circulate

 

On Nov 13-15, Daniel Lerch, planner and author of Post Carbon Cities, will
be in Toronto.

 

Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty is a
guidebook on peak oil <http://www.energybulletin.net/primer.php>  and global
warming for people who work with and for local governments in the United
States and Canada. It provides a sober look at how these phenomena are
quickly creating new uncertainties and vulnerabilities for cities of all
sizes, and explains what local decision-makers can do to address these
challenges.
 
Post Carbon Cities fills an important gap in the resources currently
available to local government decision-makers on planning for the changing
global energy and climate context of the 21st century.

 

"How will we cope with a future of energy scarcity? As a policy maker I look
to other communities for inspiration and ideas, but there's been a lack of
information on what local governments are doing to adapt to Peak Oil. Post
Carbon Cities fills this gap: herein lies the roadmap plotted by the cities
that are leading the way. Enthusiastically recommended!" 
  -- City Council President Dave Rollo, Bloomington, Indiana
 
"Post Carbon Cities will be very helpful to people involved in
transportation and land use planning as they attempt to re-think land use
patterns and the movement of people and goods for the economic,
environmental and social well being of the planet. The timing could not be
more critical!"

-- Alan Falleri, Community Development Director, Willits, California

 

For more information, see www.postcarboncities.net
<http://www.postcarboncities.net/> 

 

If you would like to arrange a presentation by Mr. Lerch for your
organization or can suggest other organizations that might be interested, he
can be reached at  <mailto:Daniel at postcarbon.org> Daniel at postcarbon.org .

 

www.postcarbontoronto.org <http://www.postcarbontoronto.org/> 

Mr. Lerch will be speaking on Nov 14 at the Post Carbon Toronto meetup:
http://oilawareness.meetup.com/70/

 

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2196422,00.html?gusrc=rss
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2196422,00.html?gusrc=rss&
feed=environment> &feed=environment

 

Steep decline in oil production brings risk of war and unrest, says new
study



· Output peaked in 2006 and will fall 7% a year
· Decline in gas, coal and uranium also predicted 

Ashley Seager
Monday October 22, 2007
The Guardian <http://www.guardian.co.uk>  

Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico at sunset
Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico at sunset. Photo: Larry Lee/Corbis
 

World oil production has already peaked and will fall by half as soon as
2030, according to a report which also warns that extreme shortages of
fossil fuels will lead to wars and social breakdown. 

The German-based Energy Watch Group will release its study in London today
saying that global oil production peaked in 2006 - much earlier than most
experts had expected. The report, which predicts that production will now
fall by 7% a year, comes after oil prices set new records almost every day
last week, on Friday hitting more than $90 (£44) a barrel. 

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