Graham Wroe

Media ignored alarming increase in methane levels

Chris Broome’s analysis is spot on. Sheffield Climate Alliance, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, the Green Party and many other green groups have been campaigning for 40 years, but petitions, marches, letters to MP’s have largely been ignored by those in power, and greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise. It has taken the radicalContinue reading “Media ignored alarming increase in methane levels”

Humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals

6th May 2019 Neville Martin’s Star letter of May 6th should be taken as seriously as a Boris Johnson promise on the side of a bus. A quick Google of the Deep Water Horizon disaster shows it has caused long-lasting problems. Oil residues have altered the basic building blocks of life in the ocean by reducing biodiversity inContinue reading “Humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals”

There is no time to play party politics in an emergency

I am very pleased that Labour Candidate Ruth Milsom understands the urgency of climate change and wants the Council to commit to becoming zero carbon by 2030. (letters 9.3.19) I hope she can persuade her colleagues in the Cabinet to make this a reality. I am also pleased that she wants to work with othersContinue reading “There is no time to play party politics in an emergency”

Sheffield should go Carbon Neutral by 2030

Dear Editor At the Full Council meeting I presented a petition of over 400 names, collected in less than a week, calling on Sheffield to become carbon neutral by 2030. Climate change is now an emergency. The 2018 State of the Climate report says that the 20 warmest years on record have been in theContinue reading “Sheffield should go Carbon Neutral by 2030”

About the Author

Graham Wroe has been a member of Sheffield Green Party since the early 1980’s. He has stood in many elections and been involved in many campaigns, such as the campaign to shut down Sheffield’s highly polluting incinerator, the campaign to keep the bridge over Sheffield Station open to the public, the campaign to rescue oneContinue reading “About the Author”

Fitzalan Square trees destroyed

On Sunday 20th May, at 6am in the morning, Amey workmen cut down the four beautiful healthy plane trees in Fitzalan Square. They came like thieves in the night, as they were aware that they were doing this without the consent of the people of Sheffield. Yes, they had gone through the process of pretending toContinue reading “Fitzalan Square trees destroyed”