A small French village on the border to Germany takes steps to transition into the post-oil era in a country that is heavily dependent on nuclear power. How did they do it and which steps worked out best? Journalist and filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin shot the film over four seasons in a crucial year in which almost the entire transition program was completed. At the initiative of the city of Ungersheim, a participatory democracy program entitled "21 Actions for the 21st Century" was launched in 2009, covering all aspects of daily life: Food, energy, transport, housing, money, work and school. "Autonomy" is the key word of the program, which aims to relocate food production in order to reduce dependence on oil.
All of France is powered by nuclear reactors and oil. All of France? No, a small village takes steps to transition into the post-oil era.
A small French village on the border to Germany takes steps to transition into the post-oil era in a country that is heavily dependent on nuclear power.
How did they do it and which steps worked out best? Journalist and filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin shot the film over four seasons in a crucial year in which almost the entire transition program was completed.
At the initiative of the city of Ungersheim, a participatory democracy program entitled "21 Actions for the 21st Century" was launched in 2009, covering all aspects of daily life: Food, energy, transport, housing, money, work and school. "Autonomy" is the key word of the program, which aims to relocate food production in order to reduce dependence on oil.