Welcome to the ten steps of Post-Carbon Living. This is the inspirational vision of life 30 years from now. An answer to decline: declining oil production – declining food production – spiralling debt – decline in climate stability. 97% of us understand that we are contributing to Climate Change but less than 2% of us have switched to a Renewable Electricity Tariff. 74% of people felt that “we are heading for disaster if we don’t quickly change our habits”, yet 59% said that “they are doing nothing about it”. What we need to stop doing is thinking of it as a problem that is too expensive to solve. This is a socioeconomic opportunity and there is no alternative to solving it. All we need is the wisdom and the roadmap.
This Post-Carbon Life is not environmentalism. It isn’t “green”. It isn’t “eco” this or that. This isn’t a “lifestyle” choice. It is just how life WILL be.
The Post-Carbon Life is an inspirational glimpse of the future… A vision that will be here quicker than you think.
By Mark Brown of: www.post-carbon-living.com
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1. Organise – change your mind. Study the evidence, think about the future, decide to do something. Measure your Carbon Footprint. How dependent are you on oil? More here…
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6. Generate – Become your own power station. Why be a slave to the grid & outdated energy infrastructure? Break free. Get independence. Get security. Generate from your rooftop. More here…
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2. Powerdown – Switch things off. Kill your standby. Don’t leave lights on. Learn some simple self-discipline. Imagine sky-high food and energy costs. More here…
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7. Grow – Break free of the supermarket. Grow your own fruit and veg. Enjoy the exercise and peace in gardening. Reduce your food miles to zero. Eat healthier too. More here…
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3. Recycle – Tackle consumption of stuff with re-use, repair, respect & recycling. Pride yourself on how little you dispose of. Have an empty bin. More here…
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8. Invest – Get out of debt. It is a big threat to your security in a steady-state economy. When money doesn’t grow its supply collapses. Invest in trees and carbon-neutrality. Morehere…
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4. Substitute – Simply swap old fashioned things for new energy efficient things. Job done! No one will sit in the dark or go cold. Good riddance to bad rubbish. More here…
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9. Make – Get a hobby. Work with your hands. Re-skill. Build & repair skills will improve your self-reliance for a future of expensive fossil fuels. It will also give you a new life. More here…
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5. Stay – Having a carbon neutral home is easy. But it all goes wrong when you step foot out the front door. Why are we travel crazy? Try staying at home. More here…
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10 Community – Join a Transition Town. Embrace your town, your neighbours, your island, your village. You will be more resilient as a team. The more help the better. More here…
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Check these other illuminating web sites for a furtther glimpse of the future:
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