6. What is Transition Berlin, Friedrichshain Kreuzberg, Germany Boulder, CO Santa Cruz, CA, USA Katoomba, Newcastle, Sydney, NSW Peterborough, ON, Canada El Manzano, Chile Fujino, Japan Whanganui, Orewa,Nelson, New Zealand More than 130 ‘Official’ More than 800 ‘Thinking about it’
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10. Climate Change Source: Professor Kevin Anderson Director of the Tyndall’s Centre’s Energy Programme UK Only Emission reduction of 9% p.a from 2015 for 2 decades gives 70% chance of exceeding 2 C 50% chance of exceeding 3 C Only 30% chance of avoiding “dangerous climate change” ‘ Safe’ Limit: 2°C 30% chance of staying below 2°C 96m tonnes/year x 50 years = Total 4.8bn tonnes Actual: Six years = 1.2bn tonnes 25% , one quarter, of 50 year limit.
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12. And Peak Oil… November 2008, “Industry Task Force on Peak Oil & Energy Security”: Arup, FirstGroup, Foster + Partners, Scottish and Southern Energy, Solarcentury, Stagecoach Group, Virgin Group, Yahoo Gap Rapid Fall Source: Peak Oil Consulting Million Barrels/Day
31. References Transition Towns: http://transitionculture.org/ http://www.transitiontowns.org/ Climate Change: Tyndall Centre: http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: http://www.ipcc.ch/ (For a clear introduction, click “The physical science basis” and then “Frequently asked questions”) Industry Task Force on Peak Oil & Energy Security: http://peakoiltaskforce.net/ Transition Town Farnham: http://transitionfarnham.wordpress.com/
39. Peak Oil Currently burning five barrels of oil for every one new barrel discovered ‘ Peak Oil’
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48. How Climate Change Could Create and Destroy Company Value Source: Carbon Trust and McKinsey & Co. analysis, 2008
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51. “ Some time in the next 5-10 years the British economy will go through the same change as between September 1939 and December 1940: standards of living will fall by half.” Lord David Puttnam, April 2008
52. Climate Change Emission reduction of 9% p.a from 2015 for 2 decades gives 70% chance of exceeding 2 C 50% chance of exceeding 3 C Only 30% chance of avoiding “dangerous climate change” Source: Professor Kevin Anderson Director of the Tyndall’s Centre’s Energy Programme Actual: Six years: 1.2bn tonnes 25%, one quarter, of 50 year limit. ‘ Safe’ Limit: 2°C 30% chance of staying below 2°C 96m tonnes/year x 50 years = Total 4.8bn tonnes
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