"This is the ultimate survival guide for our species. Lester Brown plots a path around and beyond the looming environmental abyss with courage, compassion and immense wisdom." —Jonathan Watts, Asia Environment Correspondent for The Guardian and author of When A Billion Chinese Jump on World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse
Plan B has many components and depends on work in a variety of sectors. Though not an exhaustive list, the links on this page may lead you to resources illustrating integral pieces of a Plan B economy.
For additional resources, please see the links and references cited to the right of each of our Plan B Updates or see the extra energy, climate, and transportation links associated with The Great Transition.
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Agriculture and Soils | Biodiversity | Climate | Economics and Institutions | Energy
Fish | Forests | Health | Population | Sustainability | Transportation | Water
Agriculture and Soils
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
http:/www.cgiar.org
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
http:/www.fao.org
International Food Policy Research Institute
http:/www.ifpri.org
U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification
http:/www.unccd.int
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http:/www.usda.gov
U.S. National Agricultural Library
http:/www.nal.usda.gov/
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity Hotspots
http:/www.biodiversityhotspots.org
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
http:/www.cites.org
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http:/www.iucnredlist.org
National Invasive Species Council
http:/www.invasivespecies.gov
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Climate
Climate Ark: Climate Change and Global Warming Portal
http:/www.climateark.org
Climate Progress
http:/climateprogress.org
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http:/www.ipcc.ch
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies: Surface Temperature Analysis
http:/data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp
Trends Online: A Compendium of Data on Global Change
http:/cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/trends.htm
U.K. National Met Office Climate Change Centre
http:/www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change
http:/unfccc.int
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http:/www.noaa.gov
U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
http:/gcrio.org
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Economics and Institutions
Carbon Tax Center
http:/www.carbontax.org
World Economic Outlook Database
http:/www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo
World Bank Data and Statistics
http:/www.worldbank.org/data
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Energy
Alliance to Save Energy
http:/ase.org
American Wind Energy Association
http:/www.awea.org
BP Statistical Review of World Energy
http:/www.bp.com
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
http:/www.dsireusa.org
Edison Foundation Institute for Electric Efficiency
http:/www.edisonfoundation.net/iee
Energy [Re]volution
http:/www.energyblueprint.info
European Photovoltaic Industry Association
http:/www.epia.org
Geothermal Energy Association
http:/www.geo-energy.org
Global Wind Energy Council
http:/www.gwec.net
International Energy Agency
http:/www.iea.org
International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme
http:/www.iea-shc.org
International Geothermal Association
http:/www.geothermal-energy.org
McKinsey and Company Climate Change Special Initiative
http:/www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/ccsi
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)
http:/www.ren21.net
Renewable Energy World
http:/www.renewableenergyworld.com
Rocky Mountain Institute
http:/www.rmi.org
Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign
http:/www.sierraclub.org/coal
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration
http:/www.eia.doe.gov
U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
http:/www.nrel.gov
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Fish
Blue Ocean Institute
http:/www.blueocean.org
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
http:/www.fao.org/fishery
Marine Stewardship Council
http:/www.msc.org
OneFish Fisheries Research Portal
http:/www.onefish.org
SeaWeb Oceans Information
http:/www.seaweb.org
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Forests
FAO Forestry Department
http:/www.fao.org/forestry
United Nations Environment Programme Billion Tree Campaign
http:/www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign
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Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http:/www.cdc.gov
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
http:/www.polioeradication.org
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
http:/www.unaids.org
World Health Organization
http:/www.who.int
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Population
Population Action International
http:/www.populationaction.org
Population Connection
http:/www.populationconnection.org
Population Matters
http:/populationmatters.org
Population Media Center
http:/www.populationmedia.org
Population Reference Bureau
http:/www.prb.org
U.N. Population Fund
http:/www.unfpa.org
U.N. Population Information Network
http:/www.un.org/popin
U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base
http:/www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb
34 Million Friends
http:/www.34millionfriends.org
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Sustainability
Earth Institute at Columbia University
http:/www.earth.columbia.edu
EcoCity Builders
http:/www.ecocitybuilders.org
Ethical Markets
http:/www.ethicalmarkets.com
Science and Development Network
http:/www.scidev.net
State of the World Forum
http:/www.worldforum.org
SustainableBusiness.com
http:/www.sustainablebusiness.com
U.N. Foundation
http:/www.unfoundation.org
U.N. Millennium Development Goals
http:/www.un.org/millenniumgoals
World Resources Institute
http:/www.wri.org
Worldwatch Institute
http:/www.worldwatch.org
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Transportation
California Cars Initiative
http:/www.calcars.org
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
http:/www.itdp.org
League of American Bicyclists
http:/www.bikeleague.org
National Complete Streets Coalition
http:/www.completestreets.org
U.S. Department of Transportation National Data Archive
http:/www.transtats.bts.gov
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
http:/www.vtpi.org
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Water
International Water Management Institute
http:/www.iwmi.cgiar.org
Pacific Institute: The World’s Water
http:/www.worldwater.org
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
http:/www.ramsar.org
World Commission on Dams
http:/www.dams.org
World Water Council
http:/www.worldwatercouncil.org
