The Converging world : How one community's path to zero waste is helping save our planet

John Pontin

ISBN 10: 0749929596 / ISBN 13: 9780749929596

Published by Little, Brown Book Group, Piatkus Mär 2010, 2010

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Neuware - THE CONVERGING WORLD tells the incredible story of one community's attempt to change their world for the better. Faced with the challenge of making the English village of Chew Magna a 'zero waste' society, Pontin developed a groundbreaking non-profit scheme that twinned them with Tamil Nadu, a poor rural community in southern India. He helped set up a system of wind turbines for Tamil Nadu that would not only reduce the community's reliance on fossil fuels but also provided a local source of sustainable income. The carbon credits produced through this scheme were then sold in Chew Magna to individuals and businesses to offset emissions they cannot yet reduce - all part of a larger local zero-waste effort.The effects of this scheme have been dramatic and exhilarating - while Chew Magna gets closer to zero waste, Tamil Nadu's carbon emissions and poverty levels are diminishing accordingly. Pontin's story presents a model of action for any individual or community concerned about climate change, environmental damage, social inequality and the plight of the third world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Converging world : How one community's path to zero waste is helping save our planet
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, Piatkus Mär 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749929596
• ISBN 13: 9780749929596
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 196W x 0H x 0D millimeters 196 millimeters width by 0 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 197 grams

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Synopsis

Faced with the challenge of making the English village of Chew Magna a zero waste society, John Pontin and his Converging World program developed a groundbreaking non-profit scheme that twinned the town with Tamil Nadu, a poor rural community in southern India. In this captivating account, Pontin describes how he developed a system of wind turbines for Tamil Nadu that would not only reduce the community's reliance on fossil fuels but also provide a local source of sustainable income. The carbon credits produced from the wind turbines were sold in Chew Magna to individuals and businesses to offset emissions. The effects of this scheme were dramatic and exhilarating: while Chew Magna grew closer to zero waste, Tamil Nadu's carbon emissions and poverty levels diminished accordingly. This innovative story presents a model of action for any individual or community concerned about climate change, environmental damage, social inequality, and the plight of developing nations.

About the Author

John Pontin is the founder of the JT Group, a non-profit urban renewal social enterprise, and the developer of the Converging World program.