Sheffield Community Energy hosted the POWER event at Victoria Hall on September 26, focusing on renewable energy in faith buildings. Attended by over 20 local worship places, it featured successful projects like Settle Energy Local and Yorkshire Methodist District’s ‘Building Sustainable Hope.’ Collaboration was emphasized for future sustainability initiatives.
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It’s time for our main roads to be 20mph.
Sam Wakeling from Safe Streets Now highlights the danger of main roads in Sheffield, which are often excluded from 20mph speed limits despite being where most serious injuries and deaths occur. Over the last three years, 31 deaths were attributed to roads exceeding 20mph. Main roads, though only 7% of highways, account for 45% of severe accidents, underscoring the need for safer speeds.
Sheffield residents powering local climate action at Our Cow Molly
Sheffield Energy Works, a local Community Benefit Society, is delivering community-owned clean energy projects right here in South Yorkshire. Jonathan Hind Speaking about their flagship energy project at Our Cow Molly family-owned dairy and ice cream producer, director Jonathan Hind says, “The clean energy transition should be owned by the communities it serves. That’s whyContinueContinue reading “Sheffield residents powering local climate action at Our Cow Molly”
A day of Love and Rage
By Heather Worden The front of the march with a banner saying “Climate is a burning issue” and the Crucible with overheating wildlife. A crucible of overheated life, twelve ‘redacted’ witnesses, and mourners in red formed the three main focuses of a major climate and nature event from the 12th to 14th September. People fromContinueContinue reading “A day of Love and Rage”
Climate Change Connects Sheffield With the Nepalese Flash Flood
by Ci Davis On Wednesday, 26th August, a monstrous black wave of rock, ice, mud, and debris struck the Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts along the Nepal-Tibet border. Over 50000 people were affected by the flash flooding resulting from a glacial collapse high in the Himalaya. A collapse of rock and ice so intense thatContinueContinue reading “Climate Change Connects Sheffield With the Nepalese Flash Flood”
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by oneContinueContinue reading “There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air”
Manor Fields Park clean up after the fire.
Yesterday I went to help at the clean-up at Manor Fields Park following the fire on August 13th. It’s one of my favourite local spots for a walk, looking out for herons, other birds and waterfowl, butterflies, insects and wildflowers. So it was depressing to see nearly half the park completely scorched black, trees burntContinueContinue reading “Manor Fields Park clean up after the fire.”
Doncaster-Sheffield Airport is unlikely to survive.
by Chris Broome, South Yorkshire Climate Alliance With the severity of climate change becoming more obvious – at least to most of us – concern about its impacts are growing. So any consideration of plans to expand airport capacity should include a thorough examination of their climate impacts. Last September, a whole range of documentsContinueContinue reading “Doncaster-Sheffield Airport is unlikely to survive.”
Reclaim our Moors from Snares, Subsidies and Scroungers
On Sunday, August 16th, over 150 campaigners joined the Reclaim our Moors march on Moscar Moor near Sheffield. Diverse groups came together from Reclaim Our Moors, Hunt Saboteurs, Earth First, Wild Justice, Green Party, Protect the Wild, Extinction Rebellion, Right to Roam, and Raptor Persecution UK to demand an end to the cruelty of bloodContinueContinue reading “Reclaim our Moors from Snares, Subsidies and Scroungers”
Calls for a public emergency briefing!
The recent summer heatwaves in the UK have exacerbated drought conditions, leading to significant agricultural losses and public health crises, including nearly 3,000 excessive deaths. Climate change is intensifying these fluctuations, highlighting urgent needs for government action and public awareness. The upcoming ‘super El Niño’ poses further threats to global agriculture. We need an Emergency Briefing now.
