A Positive Response to Climate Change and Peak Oil

Community website for the collective sharing of knowledge of Transition Penwith members and spreading the word about our cause.

A Positive Response to Climate Change and Peak Oil

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Transition Penwith is a new initiative that works to engage all sectors of the community in addressing two of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change and fossil fuel depletion. Its aim is to become a hub that co-ordinates and catalyses the research and ideas of a diverse network of groups, organisations, associates and individuals from the private, public and community sector. Transition Penwith seeks to facilitate creative and pro-active responses, with the ultimate aim to strategise and implement an Energy Descent Action Plan for a vibrant, low energy, low carbon Penwith.

Latest News

The Cornwall School for Social Entrepreneurs

7 October 2008 - 2:57pm — AMSS

Penwith seeks people with Richard Branson’s entrepreneurialism and Nelson Mandela’s social values for innovative learning programmes.

Community Self Build - Event

3 October 2008 - 1:17pm — Vicki

On Monday evening, Roger Thomson and John Gillespie came to give a talk about Community Self Build.

Find attached the presentation that John Gillespie gave, which was very inspirational. Community Self Build is the building of affordable homes by groups of people in housing need using their own labour. It arose from two pioneering schemes, in Lewisham and in Bristol.

Latest Video

TRANSITION TOWNS: An Interview with Rob Hopkins

3 September 2008 - 3:00pm — AMSS

The founder of a growing movement shows us around 'Transition Town Totnes' in Devon and talks about peak oil, the origin of the Transition Towns concept and how to help your community develop an 'energy descent plan' and prepare to 'power down.'

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