Author Archives: Graham Wroe

Sheffield Council Agree to New Climate Pathway.

I visited the Council’s Climate Committee to give them a wake-up call. With our seas overheating by five degrees, our ocean ecosystems are threatened. With heatwaves in most of Europe, farmers are struggling to produce the crops that are usually exported to us. Holidaymakers in Rhodes came face to face with what a Climate EmergencyContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Council Agree to New Climate Pathway.”

Football Unites, Racism Divides. A fabulous low carbon Community Project

A guest blog by Karine Nohr Normally, my son-in-law James uses his bicycle to get around the City. He does this because he is very aware of the carbon footprint he leaves, each and every time he drives the car. But unusually, on Tuesday nights, he has to use a car to collect surplus food,ContinueContinue reading “Football Unites, Racism Divides. A fabulous low carbon Community Project”

Any reaction less than a war footing spells disaster.

Ian Wray again attempts to misinform readers about climate change (Sheffield Telegraph 20/07/23), but I don’t think they will fall for his ridiculous argument.  He tells us there are many scientists who state there is no climate emergency. Who are they? I challenge him to name some suitably qualified climate scientists who do not believeContinueContinue reading “Any reaction less than a war footing spells disaster.”

We’re all in this together.

A guest blog by Karine Nohr. Time to read-5 minutes Early in the Pandemic, I remember passing through Woodseats and noticing many people were carrying packets of toilet paper. This first manifestation of fear, which was starting to play out and was to run over the next few weeks of the lockdown, soon transformed intoContinueContinue reading “We’re all in this together.”

Birds in Norfolk Heritage Park

I recently downloaded a bird-spotting app called Merlin. It’s free and it identifies birds from their song. Inspired by the work of Ian Rotherham in Graves Park I took a short walk in Norfolk Park today and identified 11 different birds. I’m not sure if this is particularly good or not, but to help monitorContinueContinue reading “Birds in Norfolk Heritage Park”

Please help Park Hill residents prevent their green spaces from becoming car parks.

Urban Splash has submitted plans for Phase 4 of Park Hill flats redevelopment, which is the block adjacent to Duke Street. Unfortunately, the plans for an Art Gallery here fell through as S1 Artspace could not raise the necessary funds. So now the plan is to return them to residential units. You can view andContinueContinue reading “Please help Park Hill residents prevent their green spaces from becoming car parks.”

How can parents and schools deal with Climate Anxiety?

This is the second article in a series. Part 1 here. Time to read Last week we started to think about climate anxiety.  How does this impact schools and parents?  A survey of 10,000 young people in 10 different countries found climate anxiety to be a very serious problem. 59% were very or extremely worried about climateContinueContinue reading “How can parents and schools deal with Climate Anxiety?”

Climate Anxiety-a new health tsunami?

I’m coming out! But what I’ve been keeping in my closet is nothing to do with my sexuality- I want to admit that I am struggling with Climate Anxiety. Sometimes it makes me feel very down and can be quite overwhelming, a bit like grieving for a loved one, but I am grieving for theContinueContinue reading “Climate Anxiety-a new health tsunami?”

Tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and hidden heritage in Graves Park and beyond

I am delighted to share a blog this week by Professor Ian Rotherham Climate change and biodiversity extinction are two of the frightening environmental challenges that we, our children, and their future face. However, despite the scary, almost apocalyptic coverage in many media, there remains the need to actually respond and address the issues andContinueContinue reading “Tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and hidden heritage in Graves Park and beyond”