The Powerdown Show

This is programme 8 of the Cultivate Centre's 10 part TV series - The Powerdown Show. In this programme the history of the Transition Town process is outlined and the concept of Energy Descent Action Planning (EDAP) is explained. EDAPs demonstrate workable partnerships between the community, key stakeholders and local government and their commitment to finding solutions to climate change and peak oil and as a way to build resilient and robust communities.

 

Filmed in Kinsale, Ireland and Totnes, UK, this episode features Rob Hopkins, author of the Transition Handbook, Klaus Harvey of Transition Town Kinsale, Graham Strouts, Kinsale College of Further Education, and Davie Philip who coordinates the Irish Transition Town network amongst others.

 

Duration: 20:30

Tags: climate change, community, economics, food, peak oil, solutions, transition, uk

Notes


A great introduction to the Transition work, from a UK TV series. This clip offers inspiration and a sense of the seriousness and scale of the community response and the value of the transition model in assisting that response.