“The vision of a Green World is not fantasy; nor, however, is it realistic. What it is, is possible.” (Charles Eisenstein, Climate: A New Story, 2018, p.278)
A Possible Planet (the book)
The ideas on this site are the basis for the book that we’re working on, entitled A Possible Planet. An interim outline is reproduced here, and elements of the book are scattered throughout the site.
If you’re interested in supporting our work, you can pre-order the book and receive draft sections as they are completed, for a donation of $20 or more, in dollars or in Common Good™ Credits.
A Possible Planet
Designing a Better Future
Practical Solutions for People and Planet
Restoring the Earth and Regenerating Community
Shifting the Paradigm
Victoria Zelin & Jonathan Cloud
Center for Regenerative Community Solutions
Latest Update: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Foreword
Introduction
Our Approach: Coming from the Future
Restoring the Earth’s Regenerative Capacity
Appropriate Solutions
Rebalancing Carbon
Drawdown
Global 4C
Dirt, Soil, and Carbon Farming
Food Security: Local and Organic
Clean Energy
Why Do We Still Need War?
The Global Brain and the Possibility of Cosmic Consciousness
Earth Awareness (and Pachamama)
Global Governance, Local Fulfilment
Regenerative Development & Design
Permaculture Design Principles
Growth and Decay
Resiliency
Coding for Nature – Being Nature’s Advocate, Systems Thinking
Economic Resiliency
Social Resiliency
Regenerating Communities, One at a Time
Local Community Engagement
Local Economies
Ecovillages and Cohousing
Changing Money and Investment
Regenerative Finance
PACE, DREAM, and NICE
Complementary Currencies – Common Good Credits
Global 4C
Investment Cooperatives
Altonomy
Finding and Restoring Your Own Community
A World that Works for All of Us
More Food for Thought (challenges of cooperation, more possible futures)
Possibility – Opportunity – Action – Breakdown & Recovery – Rinse & Repeat