Mitigate-Commit-Reengineer (M-C-R) framework
The Mitigate-Commit-Reengineer (M-C-R) framework provides a path for proactively increasing the level of preparedness for energy price escalation and supply disruption due to supply demand imbalance, as well as for the eventual peaking of global oil extraction. The three-stage framework can be viewed from numerous perspectives, including individual, municipal, and commercial as shown in the table below. The focus or scope of attention is different for each perspective.
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The focus of various perspectives on each stage of the M-C-R Framework |
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Stage |
Focus |
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Individual |
Municipal |
Commercial |
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| Mitigate – assessing vulnerabilities and, as appropriate, mitigating risks to key activities, responsibilities and dependencies | Job, ability to pay bills/mortgage, investments, food, energy, school, pension, water, security | Municipal services such as fire, police, water, sewage, trash collection, tax revenues | Energy for operations, solvent customers and supply chain, key municipal services such as security |
| Commit – committing to (and measuring progress towards) a path that drastically reduces energy consumption through conservation, efficiency, and curtailment | Home, products, services, work, vacation, and transport | Entire municipality including civil society | Operations, services, products, travel, and transport |
| Reengineer – restructuring economic relationships, infrastructure, and operations to yield drastic reductions in energy consumption
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Sources of goods, food, and services, proximity of work and social endeavors | The local economy and built infrastructure | Suppliers, customers, proximity of operations |
While the stages of the framework are intended to commence in the given order, they overlap as well. Furthermore, each stage interacts with and informs other stages. For example, the energy budget completed in the Mitigate stage may provide insight into low hanging fruit for conservation and efficiency policies in the Commit stage.