Record-breaking wildfires are ravaging Europe and prompting mass evacuations in France and Spain. Activists are urging UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to oppose new oil fields at Rosebank and Jackdaw, advocating for urgent climate action, renewable energy, and economic justice, as the climate crisis escalates.
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Challenging Reform nonsense in the Sheffield Star
I’ve had two letters in the Sheffield Star recently. The first was in reply to K Martin, whose long pro-Reform letter is at the foot of this post. Dear Editor Sadly, K Martin has accepted the propaganda being pushed by Nigel Farage and his billionaire friends in the oil industry about the climate crisis. (SheffieldContinueContinue reading “Challenging Reform nonsense in the Sheffield Star”
Climate Conscious Home Improvements
by Rosalind Dean “Retrofit is really hard”, says Jonathan Hind, Founding Director of SY Ecofit. So what is retrofit, and why should we care? Retrofit is turning older houses into comfortable, healthy homes that are cheaper to run, emit less carbon and stay cool in a heat wave. Simple in theory, but complicated in practice,ContinueContinue reading “Climate Conscious Home Improvements”
Why drilling the North Sea won’t fix our energy bills — and what might
By Julian Briggs The argument sounds like common sense. Britain has oil and gas under the North Sea. We’re paying a fortune to heat our homes. So why not drill more of it and bring our bills down? It’s the kind of logic that’s hard to argue with over a pint. And over the pastContinueContinue reading “Why drilling the North Sea won’t fix our energy bills — and what might”
Solar Power for Africa
by Rosalind Dean Climate change and biodiversity loss are global problems that need global solutions. A great swathe of the world around the equator has huge potential for generating solar power. The cost of solar power generation plummeted by around 80% in the decade after 2013. Can we, as a world, bring these two thingsContinueContinue reading “Solar Power for Africa”
What sort of growth do we want?
by Rosalind Dean As the year turns, we start to think about new growth. Already, I can see snowdrops poking through. But growth also depends on replenishment, the previous year’s growth rotting into the soil to create the nutrients for next year’s growth. We need to make sure that the growth we celebrate can continueContinueContinue reading “What sort of growth do we want?”
We can transition from fossil fuels using renewables, efficiency, storage, modern grids and community energy.
Last week, I reported on Jonathon Porritt’s visit to Sheffield and his comments about Defend Our Juries. This week, let’s see what he said about energy. Jonathon Porritt RENEWABLES On Renewables, he proclaimed, “The massive reduction in the cost of renewables is proving to be something that even the fossil fuel industry can’t really doContinueContinue reading “We can transition from fossil fuels using renewables, efficiency, storage, modern grids and community energy.”
Jonathon Porritt in Sheffield for the Love, Anger and Betrayal book launch.
by Graham Wroe Jonathan Porritt visited Sheffield on Monday, 8th December, to launch his new book, Love, Anger and Betrayal. Jonathon was influential in my joining the Ecology (now Green) Party back in the early 80s, and his first book, Seeing Green, cemented my belief in the green manifesto. Since then, Jonathon has gone onContinueContinue reading “Jonathon Porritt in Sheffield for the Love, Anger and Betrayal book launch.”
We need to take back control from Corporate Courts, which threaten our Green Progress.
byStephen Pennells Recent centuries have seen massive international investment: the Suez and Panama Canals spring to mind, but massive infrastructure projects such as ports, railways, roads, power stations and grids, mines, wells, pipelines, and roads are no less important. Now in our digitalised world, this is extended beyond steel and concrete to include our data,ContinueContinue reading “We need to take back control from Corporate Courts, which threaten our Green Progress.”
Sheffielders join flashmob choir of 100 singing against Rosebank in London Stations
The Climate Choir Movement hope to convince Labour to reject the controversial planned North Sea oilfield A hundred Climate Choir Movement members performed surprise flashmobs in St Pancras and King’s Cross stations to call on the government to reject the planned Rosebank oilfield. The choir performed reworded versions of Handel’s Hallelujah chorus and Andrew LloydContinueContinue reading “Sheffielders join flashmob choir of 100 singing against Rosebank in London Stations”
