Climate Crisis

Carbon emissions are still increasing as global policies fail to address climate change. Could systems thinking be the way forward?

Reformist or piecemeal change will do little to address the climate crisis; the damage is total, and so any viable solutions must be total.

Sheffield Action on Plastic share their mission to work with businesses and communities to promote reusables and alternatives.

NowWeRise could see thousands take to the city centre on 9 December, calling for political action to tackle runaway global heating.

Scientists have found that a rapid transition to new food and energy systems as part of an acceleration towards net-zero would leave UK households thousands of pounds better off.

Astonishingly, there’s a debate about the sanctity of snooker being disrupted by Just Stop Oil supporters.

Four-day demonstration The Big One aims to bring 100,000 people to London this weekend (21-24 April), with Sheffield groups involved and shared transport available.

Scale trees – huge, hulking structures which may have helped bring about an ice age which then destroyed them – are an apt metaphor for the present-day myth of infinite growth on a finite planet, writes Sheffield Green peer Natalie Bennett.

Humans are endlessly creative, and creativity is about having space to fail and try again. Our government's climate policy needs to open up that space – by leaving coal in the ground.

Artist duo Scapa Joe seek to change minds, habits and the future through their hard-hitting environmental artwork.

Too often, earth-shaking decisions on how to build a post-carbon future are the preserve of the few. It’s well past time that the voices of the majority were heard on climate issues, writes Sheffield Hallam MP Olivia Blake.

A motion supported by Labour and the Greens suggests all new council-owned buildings will feature solar panels "where technically feasible".

‘Investment zones’ of low-tax, deregulation and “streamlined” planning procedures could spell disaster for environment and wildlife in the region, say campaigners and experts.

The cost of living crisis has thrown many into poverty, but Food Works are building a community that hopes to provide nutritious, sustainable food to all.

South Yorkshire's leaders say they want a "thriving" Doncaster Sheffield Airport, with no mention of the looming climate emergency.

Heeley MP Louise Haigh wants to use cutting-edge technology to bridge political divides in the city.

Hope for the Future will host a climate-themed hustings in Sheffield on 21 April that will also be streamed online.

Public opinion on the former department store contrasts with a growing consensus in the architectural community against demolition.

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

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