Clean Air Zone launched in Sheffield
Beginning to address our poor air quality is a welcome move – one person dies from air pollution in the UK every 8 to 13 minutes
Campaigners tell Sheffield City Council to “be ambitious” in response to the climate emergency
Our petition – calling on Sheffield City Council to accelerate its response to the climate emergency – was presented at the full Council meeting on Monday 20 February. Before the meeting, local campaigners and climate activists gathered outside the Town Hall to tell Councillors that progress has been too slow.
To all Sheffield Councillors – you need to do more to tackle the climate emergency
As the 4th anniversary of Sheffield City Council’s declaration of a climate emergency approaches, South Yorkshire Climate Alliance has written to every Councillor to remind them of the urgency of the situation …
New Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate Emergency
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is establishing a Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate Emergency.
Green School Programme Launched
Kids Plant Trees has launched its new Green School programme, giving more children under 11 equal access to nature.
Become a Plastic-Free Ally
Plastic Free Sheffield Central are calling for local businesses and community groups to sign up to be Plastic-Free Champions and Plastic Free Allies.
Stop Mottram Bypass wrecking climate and Green Belt
The government has given the green light to the A57 Link Roads. Support CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire’s legal challenge to this hugely environmentally damaging scheme.
Sheffield must accelerate response to climate emergency – petition
It has been four years since Sheffield City Council declared a Climate Emergency. And yet, since that declaration on 6th February 2019, we have not seen anything like sufficient action.
The Sheffield Plan – what it is, and why it matters
The Sheffield Plan provides an almost unique opportunity to consider what sort of future city we wish to live in…
Draft Sheffield Plan open for consultation from 9 January
On Wednesday 14 December the Sheffield City Council is expected to approve the long-awaited Draft Local Plan for public consultation.
The “Draft Sheffield Plan” – if and when adopted ( earliest – end of 2024) – will have a major role in determining the siting of and standards for new development in the city for the next 15 years…