What is meant by the term Energy Descent?
Rob Hopkins defines Energy Descent as:
"The continual decline in net energy supporting humanity, a decline which mirrors the ascent in net energy that has taken place since the Industrial Revolution. It also refers to a future scenario in which humanity has successfully adapted to the declining availability of fossil fuels and has become more localised and resilient. At the core of the term energy descent is the concept that this reduction in fossil fuel availability is an opportunity for the creation of a truly sustainable culture."
For more information see: http://transitionculture.org/?p=318
What is an Energy Descent Action Plan?
"An Energy Descent Action Plan is a local plan for dealing with the period leading up to and following peak Oil. It is not a plan for how to live in a sustainable world. It is a plan for the transitional period of decreasing energy – how to get to a sustainable world."
For more information see: Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) Primer [online]. Available from: http://www.eatthesuburbs.org/edap-primer [accessed Oct 20th 2006].