A guest blog by Darcy White Last week, in this column, I reported on a conversation with Ci Davis who had recently returned from the ISEE-Degrowth conference in Norway. Supporters of degrowth embrace a fundamental challenge to the current growth-based economic system which has vastly exceeded planetary boundaries whilst also deepening inequality. In this continuationContinueContinue reading “Real existing Degrowth in Sheffield”
Category Archives: Retrofitting
New Energy Hub in Sheffield city centre
Concerned about rising fuel bills? Want to make your house more energy efficient? Not sure who to trust to help you plan how to retrofit your house? Geoff Cox from South Yorkshire Climate Alliance outside the new Energy Hub A new Energy Hub has recently opened in Sheffield where you can get excellent impartial advice.ContinueContinue reading “New Energy Hub in Sheffield city centre”
New Community Energy Projects in and around Sheffield: A Call to Action!
A guest blog by Karine Nohr Following on from the Telegraph article “Want to make your Home Cosy?”, regarding a project at ‘Our Cow Molly’, the article highlighted the concept of Community Energy schemes. The climate and environmental crisis means that not only do we need to reduce the amount of energy that we consumeContinueContinue reading “New Community Energy Projects in and around Sheffield: A Call to Action!”
Want to make your house cosy?
A guest blog by Rosalind Dean Yorkshire is full of householders who want to cut the cost of their energy and the amount of carbon they put into the air. But they have heard stories about insulation that rots the house and solar panel installers that go out of business. What to do? On theContinueContinue reading “Want to make your house cosy?”
South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.
A guest blog by Ci Davis One hundred people, selected as a representative cross-section of the South Yorkshire population, met between October and December 2023 as members of the South Yorkshire Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change; I was one of the members. We were asked “to consider how we might respond to climate change andContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.”
Why is Retrofitting the poor relation?
A guest blog by Joyce Bullivent Retrofitting i.e. making old buildings more energy efficient, seems to be the poor relation when it comes to talks about a greener environment or green jobs. Maybe it’s not so romantic laying down insulation and putting in triple glazing etc but it should be a priority. Cutting energy demand,ContinueContinue reading “Why is Retrofitting the poor relation?”
