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The Transition Decade is a non-partisan shared campaign which is coordinated by an alliance of Australian community, social, and environmental groups, non-profits and NGO's. The initiative forms a unified plan to campaign, lobby and work to restore safe climate conditions and a sustainable future.〔(The Age )〕 The initiative emerged from the Victorian sustainability movement and expanded to encompass the rest of Australia. Organisations and community groups involved include; Friends of the Earth, Beyond Zero Emissions, Climate Emergency Network, Sustainable Living Foundation, Transition Network, Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Yarra Climate Action Now, Darebin Climate Action Now, Climate Action Moreland, Sustainable Living Tasmania, Environment Victoria, Alternative Technology Association and 100% Renewable campaign. A number of organisations have been advocating for and working in a ten-year time frame, the Transition Decade initiative integrates this work to strengthen resources and to connect movements that are influencing policy and local action. ==History== The Transition Decade was inspired by many initiatives including: * Lester Brown first promoted the idea of a transition decade in 1990. State of the World. (Worldwatch Institute). New York: W.W. Norton. (p. 174) * Al Gore adopted a 10-year timeframe for the Repower America Renewables Program. * Beyond Zero Emissions are developing the Zero Carbon Australia plan. Supported by the Climate Emergency Network * Zero emissions by 2020 is policy for some Victorian local councils; City of Melbourne, Maribyrnong City Council, Moreland City Council, Darebin City Council, Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance and the Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action. * Australian climate action groups adopted 100% renewables by 2020 at the National Action Climate Summit in 2009. * Australian Greens, The Greens' Safe Climate Bill * Safe Climate theme adopted by Environment Victoria, and a growing number of climate action groups. * State of the World Forum adopted a 10-year timeframe climate leadership program (2050 by 2020 campaign). * Transition Town movement is spreading rapidly in Australia utilising the transition theme. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Transition Decade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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