THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE:
Ten Municipal Solutions

This short PDF booklet is a pre-publication draft of the “Ten Solutions for Communities” section of my forthcoming book, The Climate Challenge: 101 Solutions to Global Warming (New Society Publishers, Fall 2009).

These solutions are set within the wider context of three arguments that are laid out in detail in the book:

1. That global warming poses a real and present danger to the existence of all life on Earth, and we must act with immediacy and urgency.
   
   
2. That the ‘peak oil’ threat to the world’s future oil supply is very imminent, and even if climate change did not exist as a concern, communities must start planning immediately so that local residents and business can operate without need for oil.
   
   
3. That the economic, job-creation, and health benefits of undertaking this shift are enormous, while the financial and environmental costs of not acting are alarming.

When these three factors are considered together, it just makes such sense to get engaged with the solutions.

Please download, enjoy, and feel free to use these ideas in your own municipality.

Guy

Spirituality, Hope and the Future of the Planet

Listen to this inspiring 25-minute presentation made by Guy Dauncey at the First Unitarian Church of Victoria. (MP3, 22.6mb)

Or, click here to read the transcript

Have a look at this video, filmed in 2006:

Peak Moment TV, Episode 26:
101 Solutions to Global Climate Change
"Author Guy Dauncey's lively, optimistic solutions for Peak Oil and the climate crisis are do-able here and now."