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I and others have discussed trying to understand possible CRAG and Transition relationships. I’ve always thought that CRAG helping TT’s to have a carbon rationing mechanism was a good way forward.
TT have just launched the Transition Together project which has overlaps with CRAG. Could there be an active push from CRAG to support and integrate?
this text is taken from http://transitionculture.org/2009/09/30/transition-together-a-fantastic-...
What about EcoTeams, CRAGs and so on?
Both are similar to Transition Together in that they get small groups of people together to work through a carbon-reduction programme. We are not promoting Transition Together over and above these programmes – please take the time to research them and make up your own mind about what you think works best for your own community, which may be a combination. Either of these projects may already be available locally. There will certainly be valuable learnings across all these 3 projects as we all experiment with community engagement and encouraging practical carbon-saving actions.
CRAGs or Carbon Reduction Action Groups set themselves a carbon budget target and then work together to monitor and reduce their individual carbon footprints. Some transition initiatives already have active CRAGs underway. CRAGs are also a BGC+ finalist and we are already in contact and planning to share our findings and learnings (as we hope to do with Eco-Teams too). Some people may prefer the more scientific/measurements oriented approach of CRAGs compared to a more general behaviour change assessment of Transition Together.