Solar power surges in Spain
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Given that sky-high fossil fuel prices are here to stay, and the revived political urgency of bolstering domestic energy generation, solar generation will surge in the coming years – especially in Europe.
Rapid transition to beat the heat: Community Resilience
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Under the right conditions society, with all its structures and systems, can change as rapidly as the mercury in the thermometers is rising.
Making waves: Electric ships are sailing ahead
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
While the Yara Birkeland is smaller than some of the cargo ships entering circulation today, which are still fuelled by heavy oil and diesel, the growth in fully electric ships is picking up pace.
Rapid transition to beat the heat – Housing
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Addressing the shortcomings of our housing stock in the face of increasingly frequent and severe heat waves could stimulate rapid transitions in a variety of key transition areas, such as heat pump installations and reclaiming streetscapes from cars.
Keeping cool without costing the earth
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
This is one of the greatest challenges for rapid transition in our warming world: as temperatures rise, and extreme heat events become more frequent and severe, how can we keep cool without costing the Earth?
European sleeper trains are waking up
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
After a slow and steady decline, the sleeper train – a vital link to more sustainable, connected transport systems – is waking-up and getting back on track in Europe
Citizen-led retrofitting – how the poor relation of climate policy is becoming its secret weapon
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Citizen-led retrofitting, long the poor relation of climate policy, could now be its secret weapon in accelerating rapid transition.
A new roof for rapid transition – building low-carbon, affordable housing for communities with new ownership models
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
All across the world new approaches to home-building are emerging in response to the multiple crises of climate breakdown, unaffordable housing, deprivation and exclusion