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.”
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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”
Stop Deep Sea Mining now
If you had been in Sheffield’s Amphitheatre earlier this month you may have been very surprised to come across a selection of luminescent sea creatures, strutting their stuff under the backdrop of Park Hill flats. Nine Greenpeace volunteers at Sheaf Valley Park created a human wall of deep-sea jellyfish. The banner simulated the bioluminescence ofContinueContinue reading “Stop Deep Sea Mining now”
Will your school be the first to declare a Climate Emergency in Sheffield?
When I taught Maths, I often used graphs of climate data to illustrate the different ways you can display statistics. It made the lesson relevant to the students and helped their understanding of both how to draw graphs and what is happening to our climate. The climate and nature emergencies are accelerating. We have beenContinueContinue reading “Will your school be the first to declare a Climate Emergency in Sheffield?”
The looming reality of Doncaster-on-Sea
A guest blog by Bryan Hopkins. A few weeks ago I picked up my grandson from school and on the way home he asked me if I knew the names of the rivers that flowed through Sheffield. “Well,” I said, “there is the Sheaf, the Porter, the Rivelin, the Loxley and they all flow intoContinueContinue reading “The looming reality of Doncaster-on-Sea”
Catastrophic climate change could become unstoppable.
I don’t like to say “I told you so” but this week’s frightening news that the world is likely to breach the 1.5C climate threshold by 2027 should come as no surprise if you have been reading my columns. Countries pledged, under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, to hold global temperatures to no higher thanContinueContinue reading “Catastrophic climate change could become unstoppable.”
How do we wake people up to demand change? Thoughts on The Big One
Last Friday I joined with thousands of campaigners peacefully protesting without causing any disruption, outside important Government departments in Westminster. My small part was to join the newly formed Sheffield Climate Choir, singing “Let Us Stand” written by Sheffield choir leader Kate Thomas. A second song, “Voice of Change” had some in tears when itContinueContinue reading “How do we wake people up to demand change? Thoughts on The Big One”
The Big One, Friday
It was great to join the Sheffield Climate Choir at the Big One on Friday. Here are a few highlights from the day. https://youtu.be/030g50phoCE The Red Robes, Air Crew and the Climate Choirs lead the march to Parliament. https://youtu.be/WtAwawsuFJk The Choir sing Let Us Stand by Sheffield Choir leader Kate Thomas https://youtu.be/EkqFBI-N5vw Outside the DepartmentContinueContinue reading “The Big One, Friday”
