What?

The Cardiff Transition Project (CTP) seeks to bring the concept of Transition to Cardiff. In line with this, the aim of CTP is to mobilise and facilitate positive community action in response to the twin challenges of climate change and resource depletion (particularly, peak oil). We hope to reduce Cardiff’s dependency on oil and its contribution to carbon emissions, by promoting sustainability and local resilience.

How?

CTP’s current priorities are:
raising awareness in the Cardiff area about the issues of climate change and resource depletion, and the multitude of implications that these have for our community;
working with people and groups already engaged with these issues;
empowering people in the Cardiff area to respond positively to climate change and resource depletion

CTP seeks to do this in a way that:
ensures that all of our work is carried out in a way that is participative, inclusive and transparent;
values everybody’s contribution equally

Why?

We do this because we believe that a world using less energy and resources will be more resilient, more abundant and more pleasurable than at present. Confronting the issues of climate change and peak oil can leave people feeling depressed, guilt-ridden and powerless - which is why we seek to encourage positive action, and to help people recognise the potential benefits that addressing these issues could result in. Furthermore, rather than feeling overwhelmed by trying to tackle these issues alone, we believe that acting as a community can be less daunting and more enjoyable.