The Transition Model

The Transition Model has evolved from the experiences of communities who have been working together to build local resilience and reduce carbon emissions. It comprises a loose set of realworld principles and practices and is being continually refined as more communities adopt it and feedback their experiences.

The fundamental elements which underpin the Transition Model are an awareness of the following:

Climate Change and Peak Oil require urgent action
life with less energy is inevitable and it is better to plan for it than be taken by surprise
industrial society has lost the resilience to be able to cope with energy shocks
we have to act together and we have to act now
regarding the world economy and the consumptive patterns within it, as long as the laws of physics apply, infinite growth within a finite system (such as planet earth) simply isn't possible
we demonstrated phenomenal levels of ingenuity and intelligence as we raced up the energy curve over the last 150 years, and there's no reason why we can't use those qualities, and more, as we negotiate our way down from the peaks of the energy mountain.

(Taken from the Transition Initiatives Primer by Ben Brangwyn and Rob Hopkins)