Transition Towns ask themselves, For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?
And recognize these points:
- That we used immense amounts of creativity, ingenuity and adaptability on the way up the energy upslope, and that there’s no reason for us not to do the same on the downslope
- If we collectively plan and act early enough there’s every likelihood that we can create a way of living that’s significantly more connected, more vibrant and more in touch with our environment than the oil-addicted treadmill that we find ourselves on today.
The new Transition Handbook, written by founder Rob Hopkins, addresses the necessity of confronting both peak oil and climate change, and explains how to create local sustainability. More points of access are the Transition Initiatives Primer and Transition Trainings, conducted throughout the UK, and perhaps soon in the US.
In the two and a half years since the movement’s inception in Totnes, UK, more than 50 communities worldwide have become Transition Towns and another 700 are considering it. Transition Towns create a Transition Initiative to facilitate their energy descent, with a focus on local currency, sustainable farming and reducing vehicle use.
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