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COP21 is the international climate negotiations which, it is hoped, will produce a global binding agreement on carbon emissions.  It’s a moment in history, and many Transitioners are feeling drawn to being there.  Sadly, following the recent violence in Paris, there is some uncertainty around a few of the

Last weekend’s dreadful events in Paris were appalling.  Like many people I am still in shock and grief, and want to send huge love and support to everyone affected, especially our friends doing Transition across Paris.  I hope they are all safe.  I also recognise that we live in

Today Erik Lindberg of Transition Milwaukee reviews ’21 Stories of Transition’ (available here).     Rio, Kyoto, Copenhagen, and Paris In December, representatives from governments from across the Earth will descend upon Paris in hopes, once again, of hammering out a global agreement to limit carbon dioxide emissions to the point where

If your kitchen table is like ours, a stream of unrelated inanimate and animate objects drift across its surface on a daily basis: a puncture repair kit; pots of PVA glue (without their tops); electricity bills, the cat…  Yesterday I was thrilled to see my copy of 21 Stories of

Thanks to Anne and Blake for sending me this – an account of their research into how inner Transition is integrated within initiatives in Canada. Recognizing Position and Place: Lessons from Inner Transition in Canada      Inner Transition is arguably central to larger Transition philosophy, despite the short shrift it gets in

With fewer than three weeks to go until the start of COP21, the UN’s climate negotiations in Paris, a question arises: Will this gathering make the slightest difference?  For Rob Hopkins, editor of a new book from Transition Network, 21 Stories of Transition, answer is yes – but a different