Cofounder, National Emergency Briefing.
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Feb 10
Experts warn that UK is heading for chaos.
It's time for frank briefing to the nation.
Has your MP joined the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis?
Check here 👉 nebriefing.org/parliamentary…
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
"We're facing the potential of an ungovernable state unless Government takes this seriously."
We can rise to this challenge, but first we need to face it.
👉 Please ask your MP to join the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing.
nebriefing.org/parliamentary…
#NEB2025
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Nooo! With respect @RoryStewartUK, it's wrong to say that renewables have to be backed up with gas power for "when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow".
My thread below explains some of it. But please would you interview @tessakhan of Uplift.
27 Jul 2023
Can 100% renewables really work? What about night & windless winter days?
The answer’s YES based on numerous independent studies.
It will deliver huge £ savings, help clean our air - and end dependence on oil dictators & profiteering oil companies. 🧵1/
brookes.ac.uk/About-Brookes/…
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May 24
Well this is interesting. @TiceRichard appears to be basing his opposition to upgrading our energy system on a quite a major misunderstanding.
I urge Richard to catch up on this.
Excellent interview by @AkshatRathi. Links below.
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May 24
Interview: @climate
bloomberg.com/green-zero-emi…
Skip to 46 mins and 50 seconds.
The CCC's Seventh Carbon Budget:
Investment required, net of savings generated, is ÂŁ115 billion, or 0.2% of GDP.
Much cheaper now as solar / battery costs plummet.
theccc.org.uk/publication/th…
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At a time when trust and truth are under strain, people need clear, honest information from independent experts about the climate and nature crisis.
An informed public is the foundation of democracy.
Please sign the petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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🚨 The collapse of our natural world is a direct threat to the UK’s national security.
🌍 The Nature National Security Bill is an urgent response to the emergency.
📣 Ask your MP to choose the #NNSBill in the private members’ bill ballot.
Head to 👉 zerohour.uk/write
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May 12
Please come to our screening on 8 June in Ickenham. Reserve a spot at PEBUXB.eventbrite.co.uk #PEBuk #nature #climatecrisis
🚨Screenings up & down UK from April🚨
The People’s Emergency Briefing.
A new film building on last year’s National Emergency Briefing. A friendlier, watch-together version that pulls no punches and inspires action.
Learn more here;
nebriefing.org/the-film
#PEBuk
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Dear @BBCNews @itvnews @Channel4News @5_News
đź””This is all across local news.
The government hasn't yet briefed the public on the severe threats from climate change and nature loss, so civil society is taking matters into its own hands.
Articles from last 10 days👇
What if the whole country saw the full picture? This is a national emergency. The impacts are already here.
But the solutions exist.
Across the UK, communities are watching The People’s Emergency Briefing & discussing what to do next.
Find a screening → nebriefing.org/screening-map
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We now have over 850 screenings of the People's Emergency Briefing on the map. Can you help us get to 1,000?
Here's how to host a screening in your community or workplace.
nebriefing.org/host-the-film
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #PEBuk #TimeToStepUp
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What if the whole country saw the full picture? This is a national emergency. The impacts are already here.
But the solutions exist.
Across the UK, communities are watching The People’s Emergency Briefing & discussing what to do next.
Find a screening → nebriefing.org/screening-map
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Fri 12 Jun 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: A special community screening: The People's Emergency Briefing #PEBuk tickettailor.com/events/conc…
Sign up for this Free Climate Change Event in Beckenham
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On Weds 13th May there’s a free community screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing at The Globe at Hay.
We’ll be there & speaking afterwards about the local actions we’re taking.
Doors open at 7pm. Film starts at 8pm. Reserve your tickets here:
tickettailor.com/events/hayp…
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John Major shows the beginnings of some understanding here but also shows he needs to attend a People’s Emergency Briefing nebriefing.org to understand the extent of his understatement.
John Major creditably tells truth in this clip, about the worse world we are leaving our kids, by virtue of not acting with any seriousness on climate breakdown. WATCH…
#voteGreen
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If you live in Bromley, Beckenham or Penge, join us for this film screening on 12 June: the facts about the climate and nature crisis, and what it means for us all. A community screening: The People's Emergency Briefing #PEBuk – Beckenham Methodist Church tickettailor.com/events/conc…
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Apr 26
New nuclear might’ve been a good idea 20 years ago, if you ignore the toxic waste and the threat of rising sea levels to coastal plants.
But it’s now far too slow to help with climate change - and wind & solar are 4 times cheaper.
Important new report 👇
Apr 25
The world does not need new nuclear power. Yet institutions like the World Bank, the ADB and other development banks are stubbornly marching towards an economic disaster that creates toxic waste and exacerbates the climate crisis by redirecting scarce resources away from technologies that have long proven themselves cheaper, faster, cleaner and more effective. There are many solid arguments against this waste of taxpayer money. This report serves as a compilation of science-based theses against the renaissance of nuclear power. In five thematic articles, four renowned scientists and an expert on Russian nuclear policy provide key facts and figures on the topic. The renewed push for nuclear power is often framed as a pragmatic response to climate change and energy insecurity. In times of geopolitical tension and accelerating climate impacts, the promise of a supposedly “clean”, reliable and scalable technology appears tempting. Yet this narrative does not withstand serious economic, ecological or geopolitical scrutiny. This report makes clear why the growing support for nuclear power, by governments and increasingly also by multilateral financial institutions, is a costly misallocation of scarce public resources.
Urgewald 24th April 2026
urgewald.org/en/debt-delays-…
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For those who want a sense of how People’s Emergency Briefing screenings are being received by audiences across the UK, we’ve gathered together some testimonials.
#PEBuk #TimeToStepUp
nebriefing.org/testimonials
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Apr 19
đź”—National Emergency Briefing Film Shown In Ulverston Community Screening
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Time for folk to watch the National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing
No Prime Minister has ever made a national broadcast or even a statement to Parliament about the fact that the world is getting hotter and hotter - 2024 is the hottest year on earth for instance.
What is the point of Govt if they can’t do this? @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour
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Breaking: our new study just published shows that a stable or strengthening ocean current into the Nordic Seas is not a sign of a stable Atlantic overturning #AMOC. On the contrary, it is a physically expected result of an AMOC weakening.
Open access: os.copernicus.org/articles/2…
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Stop scrolling 👇 This is not AI, this is our only home 🌎 A small world carrying every child, every memory, every love, every hope we have ever known. And still, some leaders respond to the climate crisis by making fossil fuels cheaper, cutting taxes, and tying us even more tightly to the system driving the crisis.
Others are choosing responsibility.
At the end of April, 47 countries will gather in Colombia for the first conference in world history dedicated to advancing the transition away from fossil fuels.
We Don't Have Time is proud to be the official media partner.
One path protects the industries driving the crisis.
The other protects the only home we have.
There is only one responsible choice.
Join the conversation on wedonthavetime.org
Follow the conference. Be part of the transition. ⚠️💚
Video credit: Credit: JAXA / NHK #FossilFuelPhaseOut #ClimateLeadership #EnergyTransition #OurOnlyHome #Colombia #MakeScienceGreatAgain
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Our new film with @chrisgpackham
Building on last November's National Emergency Briefing, a friendlier, watch-together version that still pulls no punches - and inspires action.
Please find a screening near you and invite your MP:
nebriefing.org/screening-map
#PEBuk #TimeToStepUp
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