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An Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) – is a local plan for preparing for energy descent. This brief slide show describes key concepts.
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Peak Oil: Peak oil is when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached; after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. It is important because it will create a condition of higher demands than reserves, therefore increasing prices.
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In the International Energy Agency’s 2008 World Energy Outlook report, the IEA change of their position on the rate of decline of world’s oil fields supply from 3.7% a year (2007) to a projected rate of decline of 6.7% a year (2008).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Energy Descent refers to retraction of oil use due to the advent of peak oil. A transition from the ascending use of energy (since the industrial revolution) to a descending use of energy.
‘Climate change says we should change, whereas peak oil says we will be forced to change.’ Rob Hopkins Rob Hopkins inverts the classic peak oil graph.
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Resilience to Energy Shocks: Resilience refers to the ability of a system to maintain its ability to function in the face of change and shocks from the outside.
An Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) is a local plan
for preparing for energy descent.
Who is doing it?
United NationsNational GovernmentUniversitiesIndustryMilitaryNGOs Think tanks (some)Cities / Towns (a few) Transition Towns (100s)
The Oil CrunchSecuring the UK’s energy futureFirst report of the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil & Energy Security (ITPOES)
The local Energy Descent Action Plan is a process
in development by the Transition movement.
The Transition movement proposes that a move towards localized energy efficient living could create better qualitative living standards than we now have.
Can you imagine Brixton beyond Oil?
Climate Change is happening. Peak Oil is imminent. Our world is changing. Will we design that change or suffer the consequences of our inability to act?
RISING TO THE CHALLENGETransition Town Brixton is a community-led initiative, to engage all sectors of the community in designing our local pathway from oil dependency to a better low energy, low carbon future. Our aims are:•to raise awareness of Climate Change and Peak Oil.•to ‘vision’ a better low-energy future for Brixton.•to design the ‘Brixton Energy Descent Action Plan’.•to make it happen.
STORY SO FARDuring our first year TTB has held many events, film presentations, discussions, visionings, & working group meetings. TTB has worked with Lambeth on the FUTURE BRIXTON regeneration plan. TTB has initiated the ABUNDANCE Project; a green mapping & urban food growing project.
ONWARDSWe will continue raising awareness, visioning and research-ing future possibilities. We plan to actively involve more of the Brixton community. We will form more working groups to vision and plan towards creating the Brixton Energy Descent Action Plan. We will begin our Reskilling courses for a more localised, low energy lifestyle. We will create visible practical projects to realise the vision. We are working to revive the Brixton Local Exchange Trading Scheme, to create a Brixton Food Hub and many other projects.
We have regular meetings in Town Hall. All welcome. In the autumn we will be launching with the official Great Unleashing (see events programme backside).
To see what is happening elsewhere visit: www.transitiontowns.org
For more background information visit: www.transitionculture.org
T: 07958 635181E: [email protected]
www.transitiontownbrixton.org
PROGRAmmE OF EvENTSMay - November 2008
TransiTion Town
brixton
Rethink, Reconnect & Relocalise.
PEAK OIL & CLImATE CHANGE: Oil supply has peaked. In a world dependent on fossil fuels this will cause economic instabililty & conflict. A lower energy future is inevitable. Climate change is happening already & will continue. We must cut emissions drastically to avoid tipping into runaway warming and climate instability. We need a zero-carbon future. The solution to these twin challenges is the same...
... re-localization & energy descent.
Transition Town Brixton is hosting an exploration into how money and our globalised economy works (or doesn’t) and how localisa-tion could work. Key speakers in the morning, with discussion and hands-on exercises, some local trading at lunchtime, Open Space workshops in the afternoon to explore how we can build a more resilient localised economy with production, distribution, local cur-rencies and trading systems. Why is local important? And what’s in it for locals? How can we make it work here? - Join the TTB Busi-ness & Economy group: [email protected] acknowledges the support of Lambeth Council & nef (The New Economics Foundation)
TTB is working with locals at the Guiness Trust Estaste to encourage food growing & map potential growing spaces in Brixton. It is a focus for Permaculture education. This is a ‘growth area’. Contact TTB to get involved.
AbundanceAn Urban Agriculture ProjectTTB in partnership with UCL & Urbanbuzz
THE TRANSITION HANDbOOK From oil dependency to local resilienceby Rob Hopkinsavailable from us or from Brixton Whole Foods
It goes beyond issues of energy supply, to look at across-the-board creative adaptations in the realms of health, education, economy and more. The approach attempts to engage entire communities in the process of change.
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Key Assumption:
Life with dramatically lower energy consumption is inevitable.
How does the EDAP work?
The EDAP process explores
the current situation
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the ideal situation.
It creates pathways for moving from one to the other.
The Energy Descent Action Plan:
• works locally
• empowers communities
• engages local communities
• takes a systemic approach
• is inclusive
• is based on ideas from permaculture
Other Plans
OIL INDEPENDENTOAKLAND ACTION PLANFebruary 2008
Descending the Oil Peak:Navigating the Transition from Oil and Natural Gas
Report of the City of Portland Peak Oil Task Force
March 2007
COUNTRIES:
Sweden & UK - Laws Without a Plan?
A: Sweden released a national action plan in 2006 to reduce
oil consumption in Sweden by 50% by 2020.
B: The UK passed The Climate Change Bill in 2008.
Policies measures to implement the law are vague.
CITIES:
Oakland & Portland
A: Oil Independence Oakland Action Plan
B: Descending the Oil Peak
THINK TANKS:
Centre for Altenative Technology
& Rocky Mountain Institute
A: CAT - Zero Carbon Britain outlines bold policy drivers to
reduce carbon emissions to zero within 20 years.
B: The Rocky Mountain Institute - Winning the Oil Endgame
A roadmap to get the United States off oil using biofuel.
Climate Change Act 2008CHAPTER 27
CONTENTS
PART 1
CARBON TARGET AND BUDGETING
The target for 20501 The target for 20502 Amendment of 2050 target or baseline year3 Consultation on order amending 2050 target or baseline year
Carbon budgeting4 Carbon budgets5 Level of carbon budgets6 Amendment of target percentages7 Consultation on order setting or amending target percentages8 Setting of carbon budgets for budgetary periods9 Consultation on carbon budgets
10 Matters to be taken into account in connection with carbon budgets
Limit on use of carbon units11 Limit on use of carbon units
Indicative annual ranges12 Duty to provide indicative annual ranges for net UK carbon account
Proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets13 Duty to prepare proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets14 Duty to report on proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets15 Duty to have regard to need for UK domestic action on climate change
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Kinsale 2021: EDAP Kinsale Further Education College Ireland
2005-2021
...how Kinsale, a West Cork town of about 7,000 people, could make the transition from a high energy consumption town to a low energy one.
Commission on Oil IndependenceSweden
2005-2020
In 2005 the government of Sweden announced their intention to make Sweden the first country to break its dependence on fossil fuels by 2020.
Zero Carbon BritainCentre for Alternative TechnologyUK
2006-2026
Zero carbon britain is a radical vision of Britain’s energy future, outlining bold policy drivers to reduce carbon emissions to zero within 20 years.
Descending Peak Oil City of Portland USA
2007 - Reduce total oil and gas consumption by 50 percent over the next 25 years, & 10 other major recommen-dations & action plans.
Oil Independence Action PlanCity of OaklandUSA
2008-2020
The primary focus of the OIO recommendations is on the transportation sector. That is where 97% of oil is used in Oakland.
Climate Change Act 2008Uk Government
2008-2050
‘It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that the net UK carbon account for the year 2050 is at least 80% lower than the 1990 baseline.’
Sunshine Coast EDAPTransition Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast, Australia
2009
Totnes Energy Descent Action PlanTransition Town TotnesTotnes, UK
2009
Lewes Energy Descent Action PlanTransition LewesLewes, UK
2010
Brixton Energy Descent Action PlanTransition Town BrixtonLondon, UK
2011
Can you imagine Brixton beyond Oil?
Climate Change is happening. Peak Oil is imminent. Our world is changing. Will we design that change or suffer the consequences of our inability to act?
RISING TO THE CHALLENGETransition Town Brixton is a community-led initiative, to engage all sectors of the community in designing our local pathway from oil dependency to a better low energy, low carbon future. Our aims are:•to raise awareness of Climate Change and Peak Oil.•to ‘vision’ a better low-energy future for Brixton.•to design the ‘Brixton Energy Descent Action Plan’.•to make it happen.
STORY SO FARDuring our first year TTB has held many events, film presentations, discussions, visionings, & working group meetings. TTB has worked with Lambeth on the FUTURE BRIXTON regeneration plan. TTB has initiated the ABUNDANCE Project; a green mapping & urban food growing project.
ONWARDSWe will continue raising awareness, visioning and research-ing future possibilities. We plan to actively involve more of the Brixton community. We will form more working groups to vision and plan towards creating the Brixton Energy Descent Action Plan. We will begin our Reskilling courses for a more localised, low energy lifestyle. We will create visible practical projects to realise the vision. We are working to revive the Brixton Local Exchange Trading Scheme, to create a Brixton Food Hub and many other projects.
We have regular meetings in Town Hall. All welcome. In the autumn we will be launching with the official Great Unleashing (see events programme backside).
To see what is happening elsewhere visit: www.transitiontowns.org
For more background information visit: www.transitionculture.org
T: 07958 635181E: [email protected]
www.transitiontownbrixton.org
PROGRAmmE OF EvENTSMay - November 2008
TransiTion Town
brixton
Rethink, Reconnect & Relocalise.
PEAK OIL & CLImATE CHANGE: Oil supply has peaked. In a world dependent on fossil fuels this will cause economic instabililty & conflict. A lower energy future is inevitable. Climate change is happening already & will continue. We must cut emissions drastically to avoid tipping into runaway warming and climate instability. We need a zero-carbon future. The solution to these twin challenges is the same...
... re-localization & energy descent.
Transition Town Brixton is hosting an exploration into how money and our globalised economy works (or doesn’t) and how localisa-tion could work. Key speakers in the morning, with discussion and hands-on exercises, some local trading at lunchtime, Open Space workshops in the afternoon to explore how we can build a more resilient localised economy with production, distribution, local cur-rencies and trading systems. Why is local important? And what’s in it for locals? How can we make it work here? - Join the TTB Busi-ness & Economy group: [email protected] acknowledges the support of Lambeth Council & nef (The New Economics Foundation)
TTB is working with locals at the Guiness Trust Estaste to encourage food growing & map potential growing spaces in Brixton. It is a focus for Permaculture education. This is a ‘growth area’. Contact TTB to get involved.
AbundanceAn Urban Agriculture ProjectTTB in partnership with UCL & Urbanbuzz
THE TRANSITION HANDbOOK From oil dependency to local resilienceby Rob Hopkinsavailable from us or from Brixton Whole Foods
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