Climate & Environment

The Plastic Free Sheffield Central action group want to see local businesses move away from items like disposable coffee cups and condiment sachets.

Extinction Rebellion's Catherine Brentnall speaks to four Sheffield residents about their climate action, in the face of the latest damning report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The climate crisis is a crisis of democracy. We need more democracy to support, scrutinise and strengthen decision-making, in Sheffield and everywhere, argues Minesh Parekh.

His eyes opened by Don’t Look Up, Joe has been protesting Barclays complicity in the climate crisis at its Sheffield branch every Thursday since January.

Wild Moors say that restored peatlands can slow the flow of water run-off by up to 75% and help prevent flooding.

2022 programme includes expert speakers, celebrity vegan chefs and practical sessions to inspire educators, parents and students in South Yorkshire.

As well as promising to limit the use of glyphosate across "all service areas", Sheffield Council will trial a glyphosate-free zone in Nether Edge.

The right to protest has been upheld in the case of 75-year-old Sheffield climate activist Heather Hunt, whose conviction for wilful obstruction was overturned in the Old Bailey this week. She told us more.

Ben Davies from the campaign group Labour for a Green New Deal assesses the four candidates on their environmental credentials, ahead of the party’s candidate selection deadline.

Climate justice activist talks intersectional environmentalism, keeping activism accessible, and how we can all make a difference.