The Briefing, hosted by Chris Packham, is a 50-minute film bringing together leading UK scientists and experts to share the latest evidence on the linked climate and nature crisis. It outlines how every aspect of our society is, and will be, impacted. From extreme weather events to food insecurity and inflation. 60 people attended the event at Brockholes, which is one of nearly 5000 screenings across the UK.
"The most recent National Security Report makes it clear that the climate and nature crises are the biggest threat to humanity. The People's Emergency Briefing is an enormously powerful and emotive film that sets out the impact of the climate and nature crises across multiple societal issues - but also exactly how we can tackle them before it's too late. The time to act is now and the solutions are in our power - contact your MP and demand action."Director of Nature Recovery at Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Huge crowd for People's Emergency Briefing at Brockholes demonstates appetite for change.
Mainstream media could make you feel that talking about climate change is divisive. However, after this summer’s extreme heat, surveying by the Department of Energy, Security and Net Zero, show 79% of people in the UK are worried about climate change.
"People are concerned about climate change. Everyone I spoke to felt the same way - nature is struggling, so we need to take action. Everyone is willing to do their bit to help and are relieved that organisations like LWT are already working hard to combat climate change.".
Tom Burditt, CEO of Lancashire Wildlife Trust, echoes the relief expressed by the audience, that the film highlighted solutions:
"It is heartening to see how our work is already addressing some of the challenges and opportunities mentioned in the film, including: helping farmers to grow different crops on wet soils (which we are doing on the agricultural peatlands of West Lancashire); work to enable resilience to wildfire in the West Pennine Moors (through rewetting, fire ponds and peatland restoration); or helping our coast be more resilient to sea level rise by restoring sand dunes and salt marsh on the Fylde coast.
All of these help us to cope better with a changing climate; to lock up more carbon and therefore help address the scale of the problem. And they provide ways for local people to get involved through volunteering, which reduces anxiety and enables them to feel part of solutions. So it’s win win win.”CEO of Lancashire Wildlife Trust
