“Lester Brown tells us how to build a more just world and save the planet…in a practical, straightforward way. We should all heed his advice.” –Former President Bill Clinton

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. 

EPI does not maintain these external websites and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any materials posted on them.

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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.nalusda.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

Coal Moratorium Now
http:/cmnow.org

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

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch
http:/www.montereybayaquarium.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/site/PageServer

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

"Home" Documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
http:/www.home-2009.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

Visible Strategies EPI See-It: An interactive site built for Plan B 3.0.
http:/epi.visiblestrategies.com

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

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