The Venus Project

The Venus Project is a non-profit organization that recognizes the important connection between global resource mismanagement and problems such as war, climate change, poverty, and hunger. In the broader context, these are all detrimental results of the current socio-economic operating system. In response to these challenges, our organization presents solutions through the holistic application of science and technology, a systems approach, and living within the carrying capacity of earth’s resources. If applied wisely under the current constraints of energy and material sources, it could hold the potential to make far-reaching positive impacts.

However, while technology may succeed in gradually alleviating some of these problems, they cannot be resolved by simply addressing symptoms, as we do now, because they are byproducts of a much larger problem. Another major issue is that business interests currently require short-term planning and timely returns on investments. For these reasons, our proposals include an alternative economic model which overcomes these artificial barriers to planetary wellbeing.

We understand that what can be achieved is proportionate to energy at hand and the intelligence management of its application. Our methodologies are designed to realize the full potential of science and technology to achieve social betterment for all living systems. We advocate new ways of thinking and living to enable human beings, technology, and nature to progress sustainably.