by Simon Bowens | Mar 11, 2019 | Behavioural change, Events
Hope for the Future and Carbon Neutral University will be developing news way of getting people to talk about climate change on Thursday March 21st at 7.30pm in Lecture Theatre 8 at the Diamond, University of Sheffield . Hope for the Future is a charity which...
by Simon Bowens | Mar 8, 2019 | Behavioural change
Do you want to start a low carbon initiative in your neighbourhood or community? Exciting Opportunity to train as Community Facilitators for Zero Carbon Yorkshire Zero Carbon Yorkshire is looking for 2 enterprising people to help start low carbon initiatives in areas...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Behavioural change, Energy, National news
The Church of England’s General Synod has voted overwhelmingly to step up its Environmental Programme in response to the escalating threat of climate change. It has called on every diocese to put in place an environmental programme overseen by a member of...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Food and farming, International News
Plant and animal species that provide our food, fuel and fibre could disappear amid shrinking biodiversity of food plants, says a new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. The report cites climate change as one of the key drivers in reducing...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Transport
Sheffield City Region Mayor, Dan Jarvis, has launched a review of the region’s bus network. The review, to be led by Clive Betts MP, seeks to address a reduction in bus usage of over 18% in the last decade at a time when we should be increasing investment in...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Energy, National news
Green Alliance, along with 20 community energy groups, have published its Community Energy 2.0 report calling on Government to revitalise its ambition on increasing levels of community energy. The Government’s Community Energy Strategy, launched in 2014, which...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Climate science, Divestment, Energy, Fossil fuel extraction, International News
Former UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon, has called on the UK Government to stop funding fossil fuel projects across the world. In a rare criticism of an individual country’s conduct, he described the billions of pounds granted to high-carbon oil and gas...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 15, 2019 | Behavioural change, Events
Young people across the country are taking action on climate change by getting involved in the UK’s first Youth Strike 4 Climate on Friday 15 February. The strike, which protests against the lack of action from Government to prevent the impacts of climate change...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 15, 2019 | Energy, Job vacancies
Community Energy England are hiring a part-time Policy & Advocacy Manager to design and deliver impactful advocacy, policy and engagement strategies for the UK community energy sector. The role will lead on coordinating and drafting policy positions for community...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 15, 2019 | Climate science, Energy, National news, Transport
The Government has published its final 2017 greenhouse gas emissions report which shows that emissions fell 3% between 2016-2017. The report attributes the fall in emissions largely to coal generated power falling by over a quarter in the year as the carbon floor...