The People's Transition: Community-led Development for Climate Justice
Programme info
Description
The People’s Transition is a participative decision-making model developed by TASC—Ireland's Think-tank for Action on Social Change—that views climate action as an enabler of local development. The model brings together climate justice and local development and gives people and communities a voice in, and ownership of, the transition to a zero-carbon society. It aims to enhance public support for climate action by tackling inequality and raising standards of living through the delivery of climate solutions.
The People's Transition, applied in Larchville and Lisduggan, is a collaborative project between TASC and Waterford Area Partnership—a Local Development Company that aims to support disadvantaged inner-city communities in Waterford, Ireland, that may be at risk of an unjust transition.
The intention of the project was to listen to and learn from the community’s needs and abilities and then attempt to design a number of climate solutions that would benefit the community and address a number of the main local development priorities. The solutions and pathways forward proposed in this report are the development of green spaces for mental health by and for the community, a repair café and Library of Things, and a ‘whole of community’ approach to retrofitting. The first two solutions aim to build the capacity to engage with, and benefit from, climate action at a local level, while the third seeks to create opportunities for employment and community wealth building while addressing energy poverty and persistent deprivation. These specific solutions are designed to meet the need for climate action whilst also being realistic and beneficial for the residents of Larchville and Lisduggan.
Contact person
Liam Quinn (WAP), Róisín Greaney (TASC)
liamquinn@wap.ie
Website
https://www.tasc.ie/publications/the-peoples-transition-larchville-and-lisduggan-june-2024/
Website
https://wap.ie/
People's Transition in Larchville and Lisduggan
