Transition Towns, Energy Descent Action Plans and Dadamac. October 11, 2010
At home in UK I have been accustomed to switching on an electric kettle or iron with hardly a thought - but how different it is when I am with my friends in rural Nigeria.
Now we are all looking for new, better, sustainable ways to live our lives. I can't keep switching on appliances without thinking about costs and how the energy is generated (the true long-term costs - not just the how much the electricity bill will be). My friends in Nigeria are experimenting with ways to use appropriate technology.
The Transition Towns are starting from a high-carbon-foot-print situation and "developing world" communities are starting from a low-carbon foot-print situation. I believe we need to work together in all the ways we can find (see Pam we want street lights )
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Transition Culture has posted a new item, ''Transition in Action': the Totnes EDAP Reviewed' http://transitionculture.org/2010/10/08/transition-in-action-the-totnes-edap-reviewed/
Hot on the heels of yesterday's 'Ingredient' which looked at Energy Descent Action Plans, here is a detailed and fascinating review of the Totnes one by Michelle Colussi, from i4 magazine. It offers some excellent insights and well informed commentary on the Plan, and argues that it should really be thought of as an 'Invitation' rather than a Plan. The Totnes EDAP is still available here. You can download the pdf. of this article (beautifully illustrated) here. Our thanks for their permission to reproduce.
The Transition Totnes Energy Descent Plan. By Michelle Colussi.
The Transition Town model is a series of steps or ingredients for engaging a whole community in the process of reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The model assumes that life with less oil is inevitable, and that making the changes required is up to us – to you and me. It also assumes that everyone needs to be part of the solution. Residents of Totnes, England first developed the model in about 2005. Today, close to 500 communities around the world have adopted it and are recognized as “Transition Towns.” An international Transition
Network has formed to connect these initiatives and support training related to the model.
You may view the latest post at http://transitionculture.org/2010/10/08/transition-in-action-the-totnes-edap-reviewed/
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