Iceland – Independent Economic Policy, Holding Finance Accountable and Experimenting with Local Democracy
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Iceland’s economy had thrived on speculative finance but, after the meltdown, rather than making the public pay for the crisis, as the Nobel economist Paul Krugman points out, Iceland ‘let the banks go bust and actually expanded its social safety net’ and instead of placating financial markets, ‘imposed temporary controls on the movement of capital to give itself room to manoeuvre.’
Can Costa Rica’s Path to Carbon Neutrality be Replicated by Other Countries?
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Costa Rica’s culture encourages the treatment of the environment as a top priority. Already, it has managed to achieve the highest combined life expectancy and life satisfaction relative to ecological footprint in an international ranking.
Shine On: Solar Power is Eclipsing Coal, Oil, Gas and Nuclear Energy with Rapid Growth and Cost Reductions
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Ever since 2013, the installation of new renewable energy capacity has outstripped all other major energy generating sources combined, coal, oil, gas and nuclear. There are impressive figures for all renewables but the growth and fall in costs of solar power has stunned even seasoned industry observers.
Future Homes: The Rapid Rise, Fall, and Return of UK Social Housing
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
The pioneering Dutch “Energiesprong” model – Dutch for “energy leap” – involves a major, whole-house retrofit to achieve a near net-zero energy home, typically including the fitting of an external “wall envelope” for insulation, as well as rooftop solar panels.
Pedal Power: The Cycling Revolution Cleaning our Air, Clearing Congestion, Tackling Climate Breakdown and Improving Health
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Car use may have risen enormously in the last 30 years in most countries, but some places have managed to get people out of motorised transport and on their bikes in huge numbers, reducing carbon emissions and increasing health and wellbeing.
Growing our Way out of Crisis: How to Dig for Victory
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
In the UK, the phenomenon of growing vegetables on an allotment – a piece of community land shared between a number of individuals – is part of the national landscape, bringing pleasure and fresh homegrown vegetables to households without large gardens.
All Aboard the Electric Bus – Modern Public Transport Powered by Electricity is Coming Back
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
The rapid uptake of electric buses is occurring in cities around the world, with Bloomberg predicting that by 2030, 84% of global municipal bus sales will be electric.
The Wild Way to Rapid Transition – How Rewilding can Slow Climate Breakdown, Protect from its Worst Effects and Improve Biodiversity
By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance
Rewilding demands a cultural shift and this will be closely related to the shift needed for rapid transition in other areas. Sharing space with messy, complex nature and predators with large teeth is something to which we can and must adapt.