1. The National Trust In Transition
Building Resilience in Uncertain Times
2nd July 2009 Rob Hopkins Transition Network

2. Peak Oil

3. Peak Gas

4. Peak Coal

5. The UK’s Energy Balance

6. Climate Change

7. The Economy

8. The Transition Response

9. The Transition Response

10. Designing for a New World
Strive for oil independence
Aim for being carbon negative
Plan for economic contraction
Become a catalyst
Resilience, rather than sustainability

11. Food
“Existing patterns of food production are not fit for a low-carbon, more resource constrained-future”.
UK Cabinet Office 2008.

14. Observe and Interact
Rely on detailed observation and good design rather than energy intensive solutions
Draw from the membership
Don’t accept the conventional wisdom

16. Catch and Store Energy

17. Catch and Store Energy
Move from just in time, and start planning for a rainy day
Stop talking about “when this recession is over”
Local seed heritage

19. Obtain a Yield Create a broad base of incomes
Place productive landscapes at the centre and don’t be ashamed of them.

20. Modelling sustainability, the arts and social justice?
Agroforestry Estates
Modelling sustainability, the arts and social justice?
A vital model: timber, food, fruit, nuts, medicines, fibres, biodiversity, carbon storage, building materials, an international first for education, a diversity of livelihood opportunities, research and development, a replicable model, a unique environment,
If not the National Trust, then who?

21. Transition Kapiti
Roving Garden Project

22. Produce No Waste

23. Design from Patterns to Details
Place National Trust properties in wider context
Look at sites in a holistic way
Engage with local EDAP process

24. Integrate Rather Than Segregate
Design so as to maximise beneficial relationships
Start at home

25. The Lewes Pound

26. Totnes Garden Share Scheme

27. Use and Value Diversity

28. A National Trust ‘Locally Resilient’ Certification and label?

29. Maximise Edge Create as many ‘hooks’ as possible
Engage as broad a base of local organisations as possible

30. Creatively Use and Value Change
See this as an extraordinary opportunity to do extraordinary things
“Yes We Can”....

31. The Great Reskilling

32. Transition BS3 Community Garden