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How do we plan and create a thriving Post-Carbon Marin and Post-Carbon Fairfax? On August 14th, 2008, participants joined us for an evening with some of the world's leading experts on the dual impacts of climate change, and peaking oil, as they analyzed the preparedness of Marin's communities. We learned how to get our home, life and business ready for climate change, soaring gas prices and potential energy supply disruptions.
Panelists included Warren Karlenzig, author of How Green is Your City? and Julian Darley, President of the Post Carbon Institute (www.postcarbon.org). Moderated by our Town Council member Larry Bragman.
The Post Carbon Institute manages efforts in 175 communities across North America to prepare their people's homes, lives and businesses for climate change, soaring gas prices and potential energy supply disruptions.
Darley is also the author of High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis and the forthcoming Relocalization Handbook. Warren Karlenzig, president of Common Current (www.commoncurrent.com), has worked with the European Union, the White House, the State of California and communities on developing sustainability metrics, plans and projects, and is also the author of Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing.
 Warren Karlenzig, Common Current Founder and President, has worked with the federal government, the State of California, major cities, and the world's largest corporations developing policy, strategy and critical operational capacities for 20 years.
He has led consulting engagements with the State of California focused on green city performance metrics for a pilot program being rolled out in 2008.
How Green is Your City?, which Warren authored, was published in 2007. Warren has been a consultant with the White House Office of Science and Technology, for which he helped plan an eco-industrial park; the US EPA Futures Group and the US Dept. of Energy.
He authored A Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, the first substantial work on the subject (Global Green USA, 1999) and he co-authored San Francisco's influential Sustainability Plan, which was adopted by the city in 1997. The section he co-authored ("Economy and Economic Development") was directly cited in San Francisco's 1999 and 2003 green building ordinances.
 Julian Darley is Founder and Director of Post Carbon Institute. He is author of High Noon for Natural Gas: the New Energy Crisis (2004) and co-author of the forthcoming Relocalize Now! Getting Ready for Climate Change and the End of Cheap Oil.
Julian has an MSc in Environment and Social Research from the University of Surrey in the UK, an MA in Journalism and Communications from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BA in Music & Russian. Before deciding to study the arts, Julian was studying for a career in the sciences. He currently lives in Sebastopol, California.
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