As most of us prepare to enjoy Christmas with plenty to eat and drink our media are ignoring the dreadful fate of people in East Africa. The poorest and most vulnerable children on the planet are being killed in huge numbers by climate breakdown. We still listen to “Do they know it’s Christmas” on theContinueContinue reading “Do they know it’s Christmas? The media are ignoring the crisis in East Africa.”
Category Archives: Climate emergency
“The climate isn’t top of my list…” A message to parents and grandparents.
Regular Sheffield Star letter writer Jayne Grayson wrote this. “If I am honest the climate really isn’t at the top of my list. Sorry if that upsets others but going away for two weeks of sun at Christmas is the top of my important. Keeping a job in this time of uncertainty, making sure myContinueContinue reading ““The climate isn’t top of my list…” A message to parents and grandparents.”
How full will the prisons be before the Government starts to Insulate Britain?
The failure of COP26 has changed the climate of protest in this country. Extinction Rebellion’s Paralympian James Brown has been jailed for a year for his protest on top of a plane. Nine Insulate Britain protestors have been jailed for contempt of court for breaking injunctions preventing them from sitting in the road. Eight wereContinueContinue reading “How full will the prisons be before the Government starts to Insulate Britain?”
COP26 was a failure, but we must never give up.
COP26, the most important meeting in human history, has failed abysmally to slash emissions as climate science demands. Neither did it provide the countries on the front line, who have contributed least to emissions, with the finance they need to fund climate adaptation and start to repair the massive damage they have experienced as aContinueContinue reading “COP26 was a failure, but we must never give up.”
What’s so important about 1.5 degrees?
In the run-up to COP26, it has been heartening to see the increased coverage in the media of the climate emergency. The BBC drama “The Trick” was tv at its best. But much of the coverage has annoyed me because it has focussed on personal lifestyle changes rather than the systemic change from Governments andContinueContinue reading “What’s so important about 1.5 degrees?”
Global day of action for Climate Justice in Sheffield (Videos)
https://youtu.be/XI0mBymEfPg https://youtu.be/EAtXJBX31f4 https://youtu.be/n590cCvql1k https://youtu.be/DQQde-ueE3k https://youtu.be/VKIz3iWwsXk https://youtu.be/06-fWbzmgwE Look back here later for more videos that haven’t been edited yet. https://youtu.be/1s3smBIvraI The march
Hazel’s questions on COP26
A guest blog by Extinction Rebellion activist Hazel Bober. I’m a teacher and mum of two young children and I’m heading to Glasgow this weekend (Nov 5th) to join protesters demanding that world leaders commit to climate action at COP26. Here are some of the questions and comments I’ve had from friends and family membersContinueContinue reading “Hazel’s questions on COP26”
Stop the Greenwash!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0abBlDcqx0&ab_channel=ExtinctionRebellionSheffield Extinction Rebellion Sheffield protest about the Greenwash at COP26 Greenwash is defined as “disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.”
Climate crimes against humanity
Have you been inconvenienced by a climate protest? Why do they do it? Climate activists aren’t just protesting about a cause close to their hearts, they are protesting because the criminal justice system has failed to protect them and their families from the companies that continue to heat up our planet, which will eventually leadContinueContinue reading “Climate crimes against humanity”
Keep Virunga Fossil Fuel Free
The climate crisis is a justice issue. The countries that have emitted the most carbon dioxide since the industrial revolution, such as the USA, China and Russia (UK are 8th) are not the same as the MAPA (most affected people and areas) that are mainly in the global South and have produced little CO2. SheffieldContinueContinue reading “Keep Virunga Fossil Fuel Free”
