Who we are
Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change is friendly local group linked to the national Campaign against Climate Change. We believe that action is needed now to avert catastrophic climate change.
Why we need to act
- The earth’s climate is warming up, causing more extreme weather, floods, draughts, storms and heat waves
- Climate scientists now agree the main cause is “greenhouse gases” produced by burning gas and coal
- Climate change causes death and suffering for millions of people world wide, mostly the poor
We must act now to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
- National and local days of action and demonstrations
- Lobby Sheffield City Council and Sheffield First
- Support related national and local campaigns.
- Film shows and talks for local groups
We Campaign for:
- An International Treaty to curb greenhouse gas emissions
- Effective national policies to facilitate low-carbon living
- Decisive local action to reduce Sheffield's carbon footprint
- No new coal - and against unsustainable agrofuels
- Strong UK leadership at international climate talks
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What you can do:
One Million Climate Jobs – creating the future we want!
A Public Meeting coinciding with the visit to Sheffield of the National Climate Jobs Caravan:
Friday 18th May 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Quaker Meeting House,
St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW, near Cathedral tram stop
Our speakers:
John Stewart is the current chair of the Campaign against Climate Change and also an active member of the Campaign against Climate Change trade union group. He has been an environmental and transport campaigner for over 30 years, in recent years chairing the coalition that successfully opposed plans for a third runway at Heathrow.
Martin Mayer is chair of the Sheffield Anti-Cuts Alliance and President of Sheffield Trades Council. As a member of Unite the Union's Executive Council and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) he works for public transport jobs and real solutions to climate change.
Two very different futures confront us at this moment – a continued push for fossil fuel extraction by powerful corporations, or a world of useful work to tackle climate change and bring security and wellbeing to all.
The One Million Climate Jobs campaign puts forward a solution to the crisis of high unemployment and austerity. It enables us to move rapidly to renewable energy, well-insulated homes, cheap public transport, healthy local food and skills for useful work.
Here in Sheffield we've already started to build a local movement of trade unionists, campaigners and faith groups to make this happen – we want you to join us and create a future that cares for climate, jobs and communities.
At this meeting you will hear about the One Million Climate Jobs Campaign, and how trade unionists and others can add their voices. We want to involve you in the dialogue about how to take these ideas forward, so as well as speakers there will be discussion, questions and action planning.
Two Other linked Events:
SATURDAY: Our follow-up workshop on Sat 19th May at 9.30-12, the World Development Movement are running a workshop on 'An economy for the 99% -ideas and tools to make it happen'. We will make the links between climate jobs and a new type of economy for people and the planet- also at Quaker Meeting House – all welcome.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON: The Climate Jobs promotional vehicle will be in Tudor Square from 12 to 6pm on Friday 18th May. There are films, promotional materials and a ‘Climate Job Centre’ to explain more about actual types of jobs that could be created.
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