Festival of Debate

Greener processes will only take us so far – the truth is we simply can’t consume ever more on a finite planet.

Susan Hunter Downer reflects on Sheffield: We Can, the event she hosted last month as part of Festival of Debate 2024.

What if, when we’re full of righteous anger, the things that make us feel good are getting in the way of progress? A long-read about our counterproductive use of shaming.

For a sneak peek into How to Stop Climate Change, a Festival of Debate panel coming up next week, Rei Takver talks with Richard Sulley of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures about what it would take here in South Yorkshire.

How do we move away from guilt-inducing moral superiority to actually solving the problem?

Ahead of hosting a Festival of Debate event called Sheffield: We Can, Susan Hunter Downer explores activism, learning and wisdom.

Ahead of an appearance at Festival of Debate, one researcher says that new technology could fundamentally alter the role of the journalist.

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

In anticipation of next week’s Festival of Debate panel, Rei Takver speaks with Sheffield doctor and HIV specialist Dr Claire Dewsnap about what the city still needs to do to tackle the virus.

This year’s Festival of Debate will host a panel of atmospheric scientists, activists and health experts to consider whether the Clean Air Zone has cleaned up Sheffield’s exhaust-filled air. Here’s what we know so far.

Elim Lau explains the significance of co-listening and how it works ahead of Ian Nesbitt’s appearance at the Festival of Debate 2024.

As part of Festival of Debate 2024, ‘Debunking Adulthood: Is 18 The Magic Number?’ will look at what adulthood really means. Emily Shenton looks at why this needs to be discussed.

Elim Lau delves into Spring’s work in Conspiracyland exploring online hate and disinformation, ahead of Spring’s appearance at Festival of Debate in May.

Headliners at the UK's largest non-partisan politics festival include James O'Brien, Jackie Kay and George Monbiot.

Proposals include a debating chamber, a climate resilience nursery and a look-out tower – all constructed from sustainable materials.

"The biodiversity, climate, and food crisis all have a common denominator - the way we use land."

Urban populations are due to double by 2050. We look at how densifying urban areas can help reduce emissions and promote economic growth.

In advance of a Festival of Debate event about period positivity, Alice O'Connell asks why we are not teaching boys more about periods in school.

An upcoming Festival of Debate event will host Sarah Graham talking about reporting on the gender health gap. Alice O'Connell speaks to her about the issues.

The journalist’s latest book Dispatches from the Diaspora dives into a 30-year journalistic career journeying from Nelson Mandela’s first election campaign to Black Lives Matter.