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What you can do!Here are our latest suggestions for ways in which you can take action to 'Live the Cool Life' and reduce your carbon footprint. You can take these up on your own, or connect with others to take action together. Sheffield Campaign against Climate ChangeOur next meeting is Tues 12th August 7.30 – 9.30pm at Highfield Library, London Rd. All are welcome – this is a steering meeting rather than an open discussion meeting. We’ll be discussing our campaign objectives, and reporting back on meetings with the council, Climate Camp, and lobbying activities. Can you help SCACC for an hour or so between 11am-6pm on a stall at Sheffield Fayre Norfolk Park, Sun 24th August? No expertise required – just willingness to chat to the public as part of a team! Please contact 0114 258 7073 or jenny.patientblueyonder.co.uk
Keep the heat on Gordon! Gordon Brown recently announced he backed a 'green revolution' for energy - but the UK Government is also considering building eight new coal-fired power stations - starting with a new plant at Kingsnorth in Kent. Join leaders of the Stop Climate Chaos (SCC) coalition and thousands of individuals, calling on the Prime Minister to show true leadership and stop plans to lock the UK into a high-carbon future! Add your name to the SCC coalition letter at Organisations for Climate Action in SheffieldGrow Sheffield “Grow Sheffield celebrates the cultural and creative aspects of food growing, cultivation, harvest and distribution and provides a creative vision for Sheffield's future as an urban food growing landscape.” Find out more at http://www.growsheffield.com/
Sheffield Community Renewables Sheffield Community Renewables is working to promote, support and develop community based renewable energy projects in and around Sheffield. “We are helping local schools install their own renewable energy, and working on plans to bring new life Sheffield’s historic industrial weirs.” Further info: RobJPillinggmail.com
South Yorkshire Energy Centre Located at Heeley City Farm, South Yorkshire Energy Centre is based in an eco-refurbished terraced house. The centre demonstrates renewable energy and sustainable building materials and techniques. They have advice, training and awareness-raising and are open for visits most weekends 12-3pm. See http://www.syec.co.uk/ or tel 0114 258 4574
Green House Sheffield A friendly and accessible website with lots of practical information about reducing energy use at home, see http://green-house-sheffield.blogspot.com/
The People Movement A growing lobby of people who want to see excellent public transport and car-sharing in Sheffield and great facilities for walking and cycling around our city. Contact jenny.patientblueyonder.co.uk
Transition Sheffield Part of the wider Transition movement of communities making plans for a better, low-carbon life beyond Peak Oil http://www.transitiontowns.org/. To join an email list and get news of what’s happening locally go to https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/sheffieldtransitiontown – and see below for the Transition Sheffield autumn film season!
Omega Climate Change The Omega Climate Change Group started in two churches in Sheffield in autumn 2006 - from its earliest days it has included both Christians and people with no formal faith. “Our main campaign now is Working for a cross party consensus. We are concerned that, at the moment, public opinion is such that political parties court disaster at the polls if they dare to campaign for the serious measures which are needed to check climate change”. See http://www.omegaclimate.org.uk/ or contact Michael Bayley on 0114 258 5248.
Green Triangle People living on Albert, Shirebrook and Kent Roads in the Meersbrook area of Sheffield (S8) who want to find ways to do something locally about climate change at the same time as enjoying working together as a community – more at: http://greentriangle.wetpaint.com/
Sheffield CRAG (Carbon Reduction Action Group) 15 Sheffield people have so far signed up to take part in this personal carbon rationing project. Yearly personal targets are being set, you’re welcome to join. This project has reached the last 100 of the Big Green Challenge. Contact Rick Morgan via the website www.carbonrationing.org.uk/sheffield-area
Pedal Ready Pedal Ready offers one-to-one training to help people in Sheffield use bikes to get around and thus cut Sheffield’s greenhouse gas emissions. Through support from Sheffield City Council they offer a free 2-hour initial training session. Contact 0114 241 2775 or see www.pedalready.co.uk
LILI (Low-Impact Living Initiative) Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to help people reduce their impact on the environment, improve their quality of life, gain new skills, live in a healthier and more satisfying way, have fun and save money. Find out about their training events in and near Sheffield: http://www.lowimpact.org/courses.htm
Vol-comm Network for a low-carbon Sheffield The Voluntary, Community and Faith sector is playing a role in Sheffield’s big ambition to be a low-carbon city. If you work for, belong to or volunteer for a VCF organisation and want to share ideas and see more action, this network is for you, email: Natalieoffer.org.uk Advance Warning: Autumn is coming! Put these events in your diary now:“Grow Your Own Food”: 4 courses of 10 evenings at Walkley Community Centre, 7-9pm on Mon, Tues, Weds, and Fri, starting week of 29th Sept. Contact Richard on 0114 268 6727.
“Climate Change and the Low-Carbon City” a 4-week WEA course in central Sheffield, Weds 24th Sept and 1st, 8th, 15th Oct 6.30-9pm. Contact jenny.patientblueyonder.co.uk
“Facing the Challenge – Faith and Environment” the 2008 Hallam Diocesan Peace and Justice Day. Sat 20th Sept 9.30am – 4pm, ring 0114 234 3580 for more detail and bookings.
“The Poor Suffer First – meeting the challenge of Climate Change” A day conference of talks, discussions, workshops and stalls in central Sheffield, Sat 22nd Nov 10am-4pm. Contact patricliffgmail.com or phone Cliff on 0114 230 2102 for more info or to book.
Transition Sheffield 3x3 Film Festival Nine evenings of film and discussion about a better life after oil, taking place alternate weeks in Meersbrook, Nether Edge and Pitsmoor, from 11th September to 17th November on various weekday evenings. To receive the full programme join https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/sheffieldtransitiontown
What’s your inspiration? Tell us about your campaigns, events and ideas for a low-carbon Sheffield, and we’ll pass them on! The text for this page comes from the Live the Cool Life newsletter edited by Jenny Patient. Previous newsletters are available on the What We Do page. | ||||||||||||||
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Getting involvedSee the What you can do page for current requests for actions. We also need people who can talk to the public, take photographs, sit on a stall, organise campaigns, and much much more. Whatever you can offer, we'd like to hear from you. MeetingsWe hold monthly meetings in Sheffield City Centre, generally on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. The next meeting will be at 7.30 - 9.30pm, Tues 12th August, Highfield Library, London Rd, Sheffield (Buses 97, 98, 75, 76, 20, 20A stop nearby)
MinutesMinutes of the most recent meeting (July) [.doc]Previous meeting minutes can be found as attachments below.For more information, contact Rebecca Bryson: 07870 565011 email: rebeccabrysonhotmail.com Mailing ListTo join our mailing list, simply send a blank email to: scacc-subscribelists.riseup.netYou won't be inundated with messages, and it's a good way to keep in touch. | ||||||||||||||
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Current Actions and EventsSee the What you can do page for ideas about personal and group actions you can take to 'Live the Cool Life'. In addition, SCACC is currently asking for help in lobbying councillors. It is vitally important that we show that there is local interest in prevention of Climate Change, both to our national and to our local representatives. Whilst other organisations such as FOE, WDM, and Christian Aid have campaign postcards for the national campaigns, SCACC now has postcards which can be completed and sent to local councillors. For more info, contact Susannah Diamond. Previous Actions and EventsClimate Ark demonstration on the Moor on Sat 9th FebAn independent Climate Action Group organised a fantastic 'Climate Ark' demonstration on the Moor on Sat 9th Feb from 10am to 3pm. The Ark functioned as a talking point and as an exhibition, with questions, photographs, and cuddly animals, and there were colouring activities for children. There was a steady trickle of interest from members of the public. Approximately SCACC 75 postcards were completed from members of the public to send to local councillors, and considerably more were completed to send to MPs and to Gordon Brown. For more info, see: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2008/02/391732.htmlInternational Day of Action 8th DecemberIn synchrony with demonstrations around the world, we joined people all around the world to demand that world leaders take the urgent action needed in order to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate. We've been doing well in Sheffield at raising the issue and calling for action on a local level, with our petitions to the council and the motion which was passed at this month's council meeting. This was an opportunity to raise our voices again on a national and international level, and call for urgent action at that level too. We joined people all around the world to demand that world leaders take the urgent action we need to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate. The aim is to acheive a treaty as described in the "Contract and Convergence" proposal put forward by The Global Commons Institute www.gci.org.uk The demonstration was timed to coincide with the UN climate talks in Bali, and was part of an international day of action; events took place in at least 75 different countries. See www.campaigncc.org London There was a National Campaign Against Climate Change demonstration on 8th December in London for a fair and effective International Treaty to curb greenhouse gases. Two coaches went down from Sheffield, one organised by SCACC, and the other by Sheffield University students. The demonstration itself wes very well attended considering the weather, with banners, music, and thought provoking costumes, and the speakers were fantastically inspiring. A more complete writeup and pictures are available on the national Campaign against Climate Change website. Sheffield
In Sheffield, a colourful band of several dozen met in pouring rain at Sheffield Town Hall to support simultaneous action worldwide. Organised by Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change and Sheffield Green Party the determined and cheerful protesters sent a clear message to the world leaders meeting in Bali to set targets for CO2 reduction.
'Less is more!' was the message: less waste, less cars, less CO2 will offer more health, more public transport, more happiness - and an all important future for our children.
A spontaneous medley of 'South Pacific ' hits helped spread the word:-
Bernard Little, Green councillor, spoke on needed and achievable targets for Sheffield, while Nick Clegg, for the Lib Dems spoke on how this crucial issue had just helped topple Howard in Australia -another wake up call to the world.
Meanwhile Antartica herself, (personed by Ismanah Hayes with polar bear in pushchair) made a moving plea for change.
The Photo by Laurence Underhill shows Bardy McNair, Linda Duckenfield and Flis Callow.
Saturday, 30th June 2007 'Cut the Carbon' Cyclecade. Barker's Pool, Sheffield City CentreWe brought global message to Sheffield, with cyclists making a fine splash with flippers, light bulbs, banners and hooters.
The cyclists assembled at St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane at 2pm and proceeded around the city centre to Barker's Pool (opposite the town Hall), where the petition was launched.A poster advertising the event is hosted here as a downlaodable document in Word format:cyclecade poster.doc This was organised as part of a nationally co-ordinated day of local events. Other eventsWe took the SCACC stall and Petition to many local events over summer 2007. Live the cool life conference, Saturday, 3rd February 2007. St Mary's Church, Sheffield
Documents relating to the conference: Petition presented to Sheffield City Council in December, 2006We obtained 1,400 signatures in support of the following petition and presented it to the full council on December 6th:
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Current PetitionOur petition asked
It was delivered to Sheffield Council on 3rd October 2007 with 1,732 signatures. See the
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The CO2 reduction needed by the UK by 2050 in order to keep the global temperature rise to 2 degrees C if all countries sign up to Contraction and Convergence proposal for carbon emissions. More info from the Global Commons Institute. | ||||||||||||||
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Come along to one of our meetings (see the Get involved! page for details) or contact any of the following:
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If everyone in the world lived like the average person in Sheffield, we'd need three planets. Where do Sheffield's CO2 emissions come from?
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