SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development)

Often people speak about a ‘low-carbon’ future, where we will have managed to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to a level which is sustainable. But what does a ‘low-carbon future’ look like? Is it a realistic vision?

Diverse solutions already exist…

There is a vast amount of work being done to put low carbon solutions into practice. Here are just some of the ways people are visioning a low carbon future (and for grassroots examples of people putting it into practice, have a look at our case studies of community action from all over the world):

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Greenpeace has produced an animation showing how people on the ground are creating green energy solutions for to suit their own locations. It’s full of ways to make your town climate friendly.

Transition Towns

The purpose of the Transition Towns Network is to help communities make the transition to a low carbon future (one where we emit much less greenhouse gas).

The Transition Towns network has created a step-by-step process that people can follow to make their own town a Transition Town. There are already many developing Transition Town initiatives in Scotland – have a look at transitiontowns.org to find the contact nearest you.

More info on the Transition Towns Network