3.5 Totnes Transition

Question 1

localism

Answer 1

prioritise local over global
supports local production and govt control
local culture and history
increase sustainability

Question 2

aim of totnes pound

Answer 2

keep money circulating in community
get people talking about how they spend money
encourage local trade (reduce trade miles)
encourage tourists to use local business

Question 3

totnes street

Answer 3

community gardens and tree plantings
match the waste of one industry wi5 another that uses that waste
repairing old items instead of throwing

Question 4

totnes transition

Answer 4

aspire to be somewhere much better to love
rebuild community relationships
remove reliance on global finance

Question 5

what challenges does totnes want to face

Answer 5

diminishing oil and gas supply

climate change

Question 6

why might local veg be environmentally damaging

Answer 6

heated greenhouses use more energy than just getting vegetables from naturally warm places like spain

Question 7

local produce issues

Answer 7

expensive and unaffordable for some

reduces earnings for suppliers in developing world - cutting earning and ability to support famo

Question 8

how much has global meat consumption increase by

Answer 8

400%

Question 9

how many drivers

Answer 9

1 billion