Act: Inspiration

Powering Down the Future

By Rob Dietz, Juliet Jacobs, originally published by Post Carbon Institute

July 19, 2017

What will happen once our fossil fuel inheritance is spent and are we doing enough to develop a replacement energy infrastructure? Julia Jacobs at BFM radio discusses these scenarios with Rob Dietz, the Program Director at the Post Carbon Institute. Having built a career aimed at moving society in sustainable directions, Rob also discusses practical and concrete things we can do to support the transition to a sustainable economy, particularly in the current economic and political climate.

Originally posted on BFM Malaysia

Rob Dietz

Rob Dietz is the Program Director at Post Carbon Institute, where he guides projects from conception to completion. With training and experience in ecological economics, environmental science, and conservation biology, he has built a career aimed at moving society in sustainable directions.  Rob is the lead author of the bestselling book Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources (Berrett-Koehler, 2013).

Tags: building resilient communities, new economy, powering down

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