From St Andrews to Russia: Decisions Need Diversity With an ear to the radio or an eye on the papers, you have likely seen the recent news surrounding the Russia …
Grassroots Action for COP26
Will COP26 amount to the change we need to limit global temperatures to 1.5°C? In a years time, how will its legacy begin to shape up? Mixed emotions surround the …
COP26; a Vehicle for Change or Political Football?
Later this year Glasgow will host the annual United Nation Climate Challenge COP26 Meeting of World Leaders (UN Climate Change Conference, UK 2020). The timing and venue are appropriate since …
Has the World enough resources to sustain the current population growth?
Can World agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sustain burgeoning populations without habitat destruction, deforestation or species/biodiversity loss? In the late 18th century Thomas Malthus wrote ‘The power of the population …
The importance of Biodiversity. Mankind (single species) versus nature (biomes, ecosystems, biodiversity, communities and populations of multiple species); is it a winner-takes-all contest or can we live in sustainable harmony?
Background The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio led to three Conventions a year later on Climate Change, Biological Diversity and Desertification Prevention (UN). Biodiversity can be defined as the variety …
Nuclear Energy; the pros and cons
Background We are surrounded by matter, made up of atoms, each of which contains enormous amounts of energy in the bonds that hold the atom together. This energy can be …
Who rules money?
In this blog post, our new Transition reporter Polly Lawman gives her take on the recent ‘Positive Money’ event.
Chasing Ice Film
Transition are pleased to welcome the “Take One Action” film festival to St Andrews on Monday 4th March 2013 as they present a breathtaking new documentary film by Jeff Orlowsk, Chasing …
Transition Gets Funded! (Redux)
We’ve been funded for a new project! Joshua Msika and Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs talk about Transition’s past year and its future in this post.
