An energy crisis is a disruption in the availability of energy, usually on a national or international scale. Because societies rely on energy for powering homes, transport, industry and more, this often has massive knock-on effects. Given that over the last 200 years, the world has come to rely on fossil energy (which inherently requires fuel) energy crises have generally occurred when the supply of coal, oil and gas is threatened, massively raising prices. The 1973 Energy Crisis, for example, began when nations within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) raised oil prices in an attempt to stop Western States from arming Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur war. The global energy crisis that began in 2021 stemmed from a range of factors, namely the dwindling flow of gas from Russia to Europe following the conflict in Ukraine. These energy crises are closely connected to the wider climate emergency, given that they also stem from our dependence on fossil fuels. 

The best solution to all of these threats is a rapid shift from fossil-energy to renewable sources such as wind and solar. A green energy system doesn’t rely on securing a steady supply of dirty, dangerous, expensive fuels. Renewable energy is extraordinarily cheap, abundant, and will never run out. It can be produced locally, and the ownership and operation of green sources can be widely distributed.

Every player must add 1 Community in Crisis per Temperature Band.

Players can reduce this effect by 1 for each Infrastructure Resilience token in their player board.

For example: 5 Temperature Bands – 3 Infrastructure Resilience = add 2 Communities in Crisis.

Resilience tokens are not discarded.

• Global Energy Crisis (International Energy Agency, IEA) 

• Energy Crisis (Wikipedia) 

• Install solar panels on your roof or participate in a community solar purchasing project through your electricity provider. 

• Consider installing a home battery storage system. Check if your electricity provider has incentive programs.