Thankfully, the actions we need to take to make us resilient to the future price hikes and shortages due to peak oil are also the actions we need to take to address climate change. The greatest news of all is that if we act fast enough, we may still be able to fix up the damage already done - we could restore a safe climate.

If the 350 campaign spoke to you of hope, then here are some people who are doing the maths on what would actually be required to acheive a concentration of greenhouse gas emissions that is lower than current levels.

Safe Climate Australia is a non-government organisation formed and steered by a foundation group of concerned scientists, community and business leaders. They are working on a Safe Climate Transition Plan. The Plan will encompass an all-sector approach including stationary energy, energy efficiency, housing and commercial buildings, transport, industrial and extraction processes, land use and agriculture. The plan will be developed with the intention of protecting and enhancing the key economic, social and environmental parameters of Australian society, including the maintenance of a high standard of living, security of energy and food supply, access to mobility and comfort and well-being for all.

http://www.safeclimateaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/Transition.Framework.01.pdf

The structural change achieved in the next ten years is crucial. Many people are starting to explain why we need to be thinking interms of 10 year plans, not 20 or 50 year plans.

World has only ten years to control global warming, warns Met Office - Pollution needs to be brought under control within ten years to stop runaway climate change, according to the latest Met Office predictions.

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The "Transition Decade" is a new campaign being developed with a guiding team at this stage comprising Friends of the Earth, Beyond Zero Emissions, Climate Emergency Network and Sustainable Living Foundation. Attached below is the colour brochure that explains why we need to be planning for a 10 year transition and how it can be done.

Safe Climate Australia aims to be a replicable exemplar project, inspiring similar initiatives around the world, and to contribute to a growing global consensus about the scale and speed of actions needed to restore a safe climate.