Earth Policy Institute – Building a Sustainable Future

Lester R. Brown
President

"The world has quietly entered a new era, one where there is no national security without global security. We need to recognize this and to restructure and refocus our efforts to respond to this new reality." –Lester R. Brown, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.

Welcome to Earth Policy Institute, dedicated to planning a sustainable future and providing a roadmap of how to get from here to there.

Plan B is a plan to replace the fossil-fuel-based, automobile-centered, throwaway economy with a new economic model. Instead of being based on fossil fuels, a Plan B economy will be powered by abundant sources of renewable energy: wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, and biofuels. Read more...

Earth Policy Research | featured release

May 14, 2013

Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon

When New York City opened registration for its much anticipated public bike-sharing program on April 15, 2013, more than 5,000 people signed up within 30 hours. Eager for access to a fleet of thousands of bicycles, they became Citi Bike members weeks before bikes were expected to be...