User:Kapa007/On the way to transition

On the way to transition… [edit] 1 Transition town movement/initiatives

1.1 Origins 1.2 Current initiatives 1.3 Luxembourg [edit] 1.3.1 Trigger

   * Inaugural meeting: June 2011

   * September 2011: Public event and open discussion on peak oil, which is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. According to author Richard Heinberg and a growing number of major experts, we are entering an era of declines, not only in global oil but also in natural gas, coal extraction, grain harvests, fresh water, minerals and ores, such as copper and platinum.

   * November 2011: collaborative workshop about a community garden. 1.3.2 Local initiatives

[edit] 2 Useful links

www.transitionnetwork.org/