EDAPT AND THRIVE An Energy Descent Action Plan for Leamington Proposed Outline v1 June 2012

EDAPT AND THRIVE - Contents Peak oil, climate change and waste – the context for everyone Scenarios for the future Designing a more resilient future – a process from Permaculture Survey: the geography, history and economy of Leamington Learning from history The future we want and principles to get there Food –Trees Energy Local democracy Clean water Homes –Appliances Transport Health Economy Culture Knowledge Resources

Peak oil, climate change and waste – the context for everyone Peak oil Climate change Throw-away society Rethinking economics

Scenarios for the future Techno Explosion – where new forms of technology not only replace oil but set us free from other constraints, such as living on just one planet. Techno Stability is where something/s replace fossil fuel, and we move to a new stability without any terrible upheaval. Energy Descent is where nothing can replace oil and we manage the decline in energy use in a more or less peaceable way. Collapse – ‘Mad Max’. Not good. We can’t plan the first two – they depend on ‘them’ ‘doing something’ – and the last is the absence of a plan.

Scenarios we can plan for Brown Tech Green Tech Earth Stewardship Lifeboats (from David Holmgren Future Scenarios)

Designing a more resilient future – a process from Permaculture Basic principles of Permaculture Concept of no waste Permaculture design process – start from needs & goals and understanding what you have, before getting into design itself

Designing a more resilient future – a process from Permaculture Survey Analyse Design Implement Maintain Evaluate Tweak

Survey: the geography, history and economy of Leamington Geography – geology, climate, land Brief history from village to town to 21 st c Economy – tourism, market, car industry, games software

Learning from history Oral histories World War II 1800 Middle Ages 14 th Century Dark Ages Collapse of Roman Empire Neolithic

The future we want and principles to get there Basic requirements – food, shelter, work, trade, community, freedom Transition & Permaculture principles

Food Local food Involvement & self-sufficiency –Models of ‘Dig for Victory’, Cuba Allotments Community Supported Agriculture Tradable food – what are we good at growing locally?

Box in Food - Trees The role of trees in future –Food –Materials

Energy Insulation and minimising energy use Renewable resources: wood, wind, water, solar power Human and animal power

Local democracy No return to feudalism! Vision of true democracy Issue of land ownership Values –Supporting the infirm (or less firm) –Migrants and refugees –etc

Clean water Rainfall predictions for Leamington Water conservation/ low water usage Rainwater capture Renewable and low energy water treatment Making use of urine and manure Reuse of waste water – low energy waste water treatment

Homes Insulation, as above – reduce energy needed for heating Renewable heating resources – burning wood & side products of food production Low energy building materials – making use of local materials

Box in Homes Labour saving devices in the home –no return to hand washing?

Transport Moving people – shortening the distances we travel Moving goods – local where possible ‘Right side of the line’ for longer distance freight –Canal boats and long trains –Large container ships between countries – but Leamington not on coast so dependent on other means as well

Health Oil and pharmaceuticals Public health – remembering what we’ve learned (eg clean water, aseptic surgery) Low energy drugs – from nature The problem of antibiotics

Economy Supply chain and maintenance – keeping going the goods we have ‘Traditional skills’ Labour of hand and mind – return to Clause 4!

Culture Local arts Art that enhances communities Low energy textiles – –Clothes as more than just covering

Knowledge How not to forget Education The future of the internet?

Resources Tools Groups Books Films Websites

Resources Ideas from Transition Sydney & EDAP workshop Scenarios from David Holmgren History from Birkbeck Maintenance and supply chain influenced by PB