Without the restraint of high energy density things will be a lot easier

Tim Jackson:  Prosperity without Growth

London School of Economics

New Economic Foundation's Great Transition Model (Large) 

Design philosophy:  Profound integration with natural capital where human capital is the most important component.

Big Story:  Gathering Storms https://plus.google.com/+newyorker/posts/jNnEquGKsEt 

Concept:           NYC moves at wartime speed accelerating efforts to stop climate change

Create solutions rapidly advancing society’s ability to stabilize earth’s climate

Goal:                 Create critical paths toward stopping the climate crisis

Create an advanced community focused on social, civic, and technological innovation centered on the crisis

Safe environmental & personal transportation must prevail on all public space

Do a risk-benefit analysis detailing the risks of not stopping the accelerating crisis and the local and global benefits as New York society advances to meet the challenge.

Consider establishment a new labor union called something like The International Alliance of Net Zero Workers (IANZW) trained to rapidly deploy methods, means, apparatus, etc. and the social change necessary to accelerate emissions and environmental devastation reductions. As high achievers, they get full benefits ensuring high-quality lives.

(see:  RT @UT_BuiltEnv: TRILLION $ Growth Trends http://t.co/j5fiIqrU )

Consider rapid business model generation framework for front-end financing

Consider competition for New York City'sFirst Net-Zero Neighborhood