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We have created two levels of pricing. The first level makes the EDAP available at a discounted price, the second is the full price (all prices below also include p&p). Our hope is that organisations, councils and libraries will pay the full price, as will anyone who wants to support the process that led to the creation of this plan. Your paying of the higher amount would be very much appreciated.
“There’s a great awakening going on today, driven by accelerating climate change and by the era of cheap oil coming to an end. Very few communities are as yet properly prepared for such changes, but this Action Plan for Totnes demonstrates exactly what can now be done – and how all of us can get involved.”
Jonathon Porritt, Co-founder of Forum for the Future and former Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission, is an eminent writer, broadcaster and commentator on sustainable development
“By planning for a world in which fossil fuels are no longer cheap and abundant, Totnes has set an example that every town and city in the world should follow. The post-carbon transition can be a creative opportunity for societal renewal, but only if we plan for it. And given the realities of climate change and oil depletion, we are all starting very late in the game. Kudos to this brave community for stepping up to the challenge and producing a thorough, far-sighted document!”
Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and author of The party’s Over and Peak Everything
“The Energy Descent Action plan is a solid piece of work that tells you how to assess what resources a community has – we’re talking skills, ecology, potential for food production, social and creative resources – and clearly sets out ways to utilise them properly. It should give millions of us direction – and critically the confidence – to believe that a sustainable life is within our grasp.”
Lucy Siegle has written a weekly ethical living column for the Observer since 2004 and is the author of Green Living in the Urban Jungle and To Die For
“Totnes is fortunate to have so many people who care about their community, who have strong views about how it should develop and what the priorities should be. Naturally there are a range of views but this can only be healthy for democracy. South Hams District Council welcomes all views but is particularly grateful to Transition Town Totnes for putting so much thought and effort into producing the Energy Descent Action Plan. It sees this as an important document in stimulating both debate and consideration as to what all those involved in the life of the town can do to make Totnes an even better place to live, work or visit.”
David Incoll, Chief Executive, South Hams District Council