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Welcome to Transition Southampton

Join the 40-day Food Footprint Challenge!

Food-FootprintRegardless of your religious persuasion, it's a great British tradition to give something up for Lent.  The Local Food Group invite you to join the Food Footprint Challenge. It's simple: measure your food footprint (using our calculator) and take steps to reduce it over the next 40 days. Read more here.
 

Buildings threaten UK emission targets

Blog-Building-ReportUK targets for cutting carbon emissions by 2050 will not be met without radical changes to the engineering of buildings, a report says. The Royal Academy of Engineering has published a report that lays out a groundwork for reducing the environmental impact of new buildings as well as refurbishment of old ones. Read the full story here.
 

California Proposes Ban on Energy-Hogging HDTVs

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California leads the way (again). The California Energy Commission is proceeding with a proposal this summer to ban the sale of TV sets that do not meet new efficiency standards when they are turned on and displaying a picture.

I know there will be people who don't think these measures go far enough but it's good to see a legislative body taking some action and shaping a market so that corporations are forced to produce more energy efficient products.

Read the full story here.

 

Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower

Blog-Oil-ForecastInteresting article in The Guardian:

The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.

The senior official claims the US has played an influential role in encouraging the watchdog to underplay the rate of decline from existing oil fields while overplaying the chances of finding new reserves.

Read the full article here

 

Join a Sub-group

We have a number of sub-groups actively involved in finding ways to engage with local communities and businesses to reduce our energy requirements and plan energy descent. Our sub-groups cover the following areas:

- Food
- Energy
- Transport
- Built Environment
- Marketing
- Events

If you're interested in getting involved in any of these area, click here for more information including contact details. If you'd like to organise a new sub-group please email info*at*transitionsouthampton.org. If you have a skill you would like to offer or want to browse our Jobs Board, click here.

 

How many lightbulbs?

David_MackayHere's a snippet from the i-measure newsletter which may be of interest: "How many light bulbs?"
This week I came across this very inspiring video featuring Cambridge University physicist, David Mackay. He presents a personal analysis of energy consumption in the UK. Debunking many of the existing myths surrounding energy consumption and showing us what we should be doing at home, Mackay draws interesting and surprising conclusions about the way forward. Have a look:  http://www.sidewaysnews.com/science-technology/how-many-lightbulbs. "
 
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Events Coming Soon

Tue Sep 07 @18:20 - 08:00PM
No Impact Man
Tue Sep 07 @19:00 - 08:30PM
Solar Co-op meeting
Fri Sep 10 @19:30 -
Film - End of the Line
Sat Sep 11 @11:00 - 05:00PM
Portswood Community Festival
Mon Sep 13 @19:30 -
Co-ordination Group meeting

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