Transition Primer

Comprehensive document (1MB pdf) about embarking on a transition journey. This constantly updated document is 50 pages in length, jampacked with sparkling nuggets of plagiarised brilliance and one exceedingly boring (but necessary) section.

Here's the contents of the primer:

1. Introduction
2. Why Transition initiatives are necessary
3. More about Peak Oil
4. Taking action: the big picture - initiatives at global, national and local levels
5. The Transition Model – what exactly is it?
6. Kinsale 2021 – an Energy Descent Action Plan
7. Transition Town Totnes
8. Other Transition initiatives
9. Setting up your Transition Initiative – criteria
10. Setting up your Transition Initiative – different types
11. Setting up your Transition Initiative – formal structures and constitutions (boredom alert!!)
12. Starting a Transition Initiative – 7 “buts”
13. The 12 steps to Transition, including energy descent planning
14. The wider context of Transition
15. Questions of leadership and structure
16. The role of local government
17. Getting businesses involved
18. Movies for raising awareness
19. Transition Network
20. Conclusion
21. Further Reading