Welcome to Transition Isle of Man
The twin challenges of peak oil and climate change are the biggest we’ve ever faced, and there’s no time to waste in getting to grips with them.
From renewable energy to local food production, Transition Isle of Man is all about making ourselves more self reliant in the Island and protecting our quality of life.
Make a start by clicking through the links on the left. Then get in touch and get involved in the most exciting, empowering community movement in living memory.
Latest News
Green groups clean up at HSBC (IOM) Environment Awards
Transition IOM West awarded £1,200 towards tree planting scheme…Native Oak Group/Permaculture Association £5,000 for 1kw wind turbine for Jurby allotments…Manx Energy Advice Centre £700 for air heat source pump…IOM Woodland Trust £1,400 towards creation of mixed native woodland…Green Centre £250 for phone/computer connection.
Bye-bye plastic bags?
Castletown Commissioners are backing Transition IOM South’s bid to ban plastic bags in the town. AND…Zero Waste Mann’s ‘Morsbags’ campaign to replace plastic bags with funky home-made cloth bags is going down a storm. Read all about it here and here
Greatest Links
Find out how a Port Erin couple turned their old stone cottage into a model of clean energy efficiency, saving cash and carbon – without spending a fortune.
Read all about Samso, a renewable energy island that shows how great things can happen when a community pulls together.
Read about three IOM projects that embody Transition: the Sulby School food garden?, the Dalby Community Woodland Scheme, and the Jurby allotments.