I have recently been working with a group of climate activists from various organisations to ask questions of Sheffield City Council to see how they are progressing in the aim to reach Net Zero emissions by 2030. The group included Graham Wroe Tell the Truth Sheffield Ci Davis Jubilee Movement Sheffield Sam Wakeling Walkley LivingContinueContinue reading “Five years since declaring a Climate Emergency, how are Sheffield City Council doing?”
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How could our Councils raise money for Climate Action?
Last week I explained how our local Councils are way behind on their plans to reduce emissions. As austerity continues to bite they have no funds to put this right. Since 2010 Sheffield Council has lost 29% of its funding in real terms, representing a fall of £828 per dwelling. Zahira Naz, Finance Committee chair,ContinueContinue reading “How could our Councils raise money for Climate Action?”
Firefighters need more resources to cope with global heating.
Alistair Ulke wrote an important article about the urgent need for firefighters to have more resources (Star Jan 16th). Fatalities are rising as the cuts imposed by the Government continue to bite. https://www.flickr.com/photos/grahammitchellphotography/52983224406/ Photo by Graham Mitchell https://www.flickr.com/photos/grahammitchellphotography/52983224406/ We must support the Fire Brigades Union campaign as we will need their services more in theContinueContinue reading “Firefighters need more resources to cope with global heating.”
2023 was an unprecedented year for the climate, while climate action failed at local, national and international levels.
The World Meteorological Organisation recently tweeted this graph, saying it gave a new meaning to “off the charts”. 2023 really was the year when the earth’s climate dramatically changed. We are now very close to the 1.5C of global warming that scientists have warned us about for many years, where many feedback loops may startContinueContinue reading ” 2023 was an unprecedented year for the climate, while climate action failed at local, national and international levels. “
Christians and Health Care Workers support the Justice Now Camp
On Friday I was pleased to join with Christians from the Anglican, Catholic and Methodist Churches as well as Kairos Sheffield to visit the Justice Now Camp for Palestine. https://youtu.be/k3iOdvcl-4I Kairos Sheffield are a campaigning Christian charity that works for human rights, justice and equality for Palestinians in partnership/solidarity with the Christian community in theContinueContinue reading “Christians and Health Care Workers support the Justice Now Camp”
Thursday evening at the Justice Now Camp for Palestine
There was a wonderful evening of song at the Justice Now camp, starting with the South African National Anthem in thanks for the great work South Africa is doing at the Hague International Court of Justice, bringing the case of Genocide against Israel. Shame on the UK and the USA as the only nations denyingContinueContinue reading “Thursday evening at the Justice Now Camp for Palestine”
Sahar and Lena explain why they are camping outside Sheffield Town Hall.
Two Palestinian women, Lena Mussa and Sahar Awadallah, have started a week-long camp outside Sheffield Town Hall to raise awareness of the ongoing Genocide in Gaza. https://youtu.be/lUq2F-yJ_Vs Today they were joined by the Tadhamon Singers and the Well Dressed Band. Lena starts a hunger strike on Sunday night. Hear in their own words why theyContinueContinue reading “Sahar and Lena explain why they are camping outside Sheffield Town Hall.”
New Justice Now camp at Town Hall. Don’t buy goods grown on stolen Palestinian land.
Today Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid rallied and marched from Waitrose to Sainsbury’s and then on to the Town Hall where a Ceasefire Now! camp has been set up. Waitrose and Sainsbury’s continue to sell goods grown on land stolen from the Palestinians, such as Dates, Peppers, Hummus and Avacados. Coca-Cola is also part ofContinueContinue reading “New Justice Now camp at Town Hall. Don’t buy goods grown on stolen Palestinian land.”
What is Sheffield doing on this map?
Annie O’Gara Last week I wrote about the murky connections between the oil and gas industry, Rishi Sunak and the war in Palestine. At the same meeting at Central URC Church, Annie O’Gara from the Sheffield Coalition against Israeli Apartheid explained how the Israeli state is also waging war on the environment. She told usContinueContinue reading “What is Sheffield doing on this map?”
COP28. It’s hard to conclude it was anything but an unmitigated disaster.
Now COP has been put to bed for another year here is a quick round up of reactions to the Conference. This is how awful 2023 has been. https://twitter.com/WMO/status/1735689838324543846?s=20 https://twitter.com/EliotJacobson/status/1736038812445532669?s=20 Bill Mcquire, Climate Scientist and author of Hothouse Earth tweeted https://twitter.com/ProfBillMcGuire/status/1735971646467342811?s=20 Prof Stephan Rahmstorf (Head of Earth System Analysis @ Potsdam Institute for Climate ImpactContinueContinue reading “COP28. It’s hard to conclude it was anything but an unmitigated disaster.”
